India coronavirus death toll passes 300,000

A worker tries to clear water after heavy rains flooded the premises of a Covid-19 hospital being set up at Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India (Amit Sharma/AP)

India has crossed another grim milestone with the country’s coronavirus death toll passing 300,000.

The figure, as recorded by India’s Health Ministry, comes as slowed vaccine deliveries have marred the country’s fight against the pandemic, forcing many to miss their shots, and a rare but fatal fungal infection affecting Covid-19 patients has worried doctors.