Photo: A man wearing a personal protective equipment (PPE) suit perform the last rites before the cremation of his relative who died due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a cremation ground in New Delhi on May 6, 2021./ AFP

India on Friday reported a record daily rise in coronavirus cases of 414,188, while deaths from COVID-19 swelled by 3,915, according to health ministry data.

India's total coronavirus infections now stand at 21.49 million, while its total fatalities have reached 234,083.