NEW DELHI -- India's capital is battling a strong surge in COVID-19 cases, prompting fears that its hospitals will soon be unable to treat patients.
According to a new government app, Delhi's hospitals had a total of 11,114 beds available for novel coronavirus patients on Friday afternoon, of which 5,259 were indicated as vacant. The app also showed that of 703 ventilators for such patients, 231 were not being used.
