When India—in the midst of a massive COVID-19 surge—reported nearly 315,000 cases yesterday, the number marked a new world daily high, as aggressive spread in some of the country's biggest cities continued to swamp hospitals and stretch supplies of oxygen and vaccine.Scarce supplies of ICU beds and oxygenThe country's cases yesterday topped a daily level set by the United States, currently the country with the most cases, on Jan 8, according to data from the Washington Post.
Today, cases soared even higher, with India's government reporting 332,358 new cases, along with 2,255 more deaths.Hospitals in the area that includes New Delhi are down to just 26 open intensive care unit (ICU) beds, and yesterday, the facilities received less than