NEW DELHI — India recorded more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases for a third day as capital New Delhi faces an acute shortage of hospital beds, its chief minister said on Saturday.
New Delhi recorded 24,000 coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period.
“The situation is very critical, worrying. Oxygen is in short supply,” said chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, adding that almost one in four tests for the virus were giving a positive result.
“Beds equipped with oxygen supplies, and for critical care, are filling fast,” he added.
New Delhi, which has imposed a weekend curfew, is among the worst hit cities in India, where a second major wave of coronavirus infections is straining he…
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