Delhi is building a large temporary hospital to keep up with rising cases
With nearly 17,000 new infections, India has set another record for daily infections. The country has had more than 470,000 cases since the outbreak began, including 14,894 deaths.
On Wednesday, Delhi overtook Mumbai to become the worst-hit city in the country as it added 3,788 new cases, taking its total tally to more than 70,000.
Almost a third of cases in the city have been registered in the past week or so.
But the rise in cases could be down to increased testing in Delhi - the city conducted around 100,000 tests in the past week alone. In total, around 400,000 tests have been carried out in the capital so far.
The state government has been on high alert, announcing a new plan that would entail every house in Delhi to be screened starting this week.
The city is also building the largest "temporary hospital" in India, with 10,000 beds. It will be the size of roughly 22 football fields.
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