BENGALURU: India reported on Thursday more than 400,000 coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by a record 3,980.

The South Asian nation's tally has surged past 21 million, boosted by the record 412,262 new cases. Its death toll now stands at 230,168, health ministry data show.

(Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) ((AnuronKumar.Mitra@thomsonreuters.com; +91 99863 58469;))