India COVID-19 Crisis 'Beyond The Imagination': 'People Are Dying On Streets' KEY POINTS Hospitals across the nation are running out of oxygen supplies and beds There have been reports of COVID-19 patients dying on the streets while waiting for care India is now experiencing the world’s worst COVID-19 crisis as people are dying on the streets due to oxygen shortages in hospitals. On Monday, Indian health officials reported 352,991 new coronavirus infections, which is a record for the highest single-day figure worldwide. They also recorded 2,182 virus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. In an interview with Catholic News Service, Father P.A. George, director of the Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi, said Catholic hospitals no longer have enough facilities to treat COVID-19 patients.