Covid-19: India hospital fire as virus cases hit record high

At least 13 patients have died after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of an Indian hospital treating Covid patients near Mumbai. The blaze, which took place early on Friday, was extinguished and four survivors have been moved to nearby hospitals, said authorities. The incident comes amid a deadly second wave of infections in India. The spike has overwhelmed hospitals, creating a critical shortage of oxygen, intensive care beds and ventilators. On Friday India recorded 332,730 coronavirus cases, the highest one-day tally anywhere in the world for the second day in a row. Daily deaths from Covid-19 rose by a record 2,263 in the previous 24 hours.