Indian authorities confirm another 4,205 deaths amid coronavirus surge

A family member carries an urn containing ashes at an open crematorium on the outskirts of Bengaluru in Karnataka state (AP)

Indian health chiefs have confirmed another 4,205 coronavirus deaths, setting another daily record and taking its official Covid-19 toll past 250,000 as it battles a surge in infections.

Around 370,000 new cases were added in the last 24 hours, pushing India’s total past 23 million, according to the health ministry.