India reported 273,810 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, a record-high and its fifth consecutive day of more than 200,000 new infections, according to a CNN tally of figures from the Indian Indian Ministry of Health.
The country has reported more than 1 million cases in the past five days alone.
The health ministry also reported 1,619 new deaths, the highest in almost 10 months.
As cases skyrocket, New Delhi is facing a severe shortage of Intensive Care Unit beds available for Covid-19 patients. Only 73 beds with ventilators were available in India's capital as of Sunday, according to government documents.
"Patients are getting admitted to hospitals at a fast pace. Especially for ICU beds, there is now a shortage. There are less than 100 ICU beds left across Delhi," Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said during a press conference Sunday.
Indians have gathered en masse this month during the country's month-long Kumbh Mela festival, where hundreds of thousands of people take a dip in the River Ganges.
The massive crowds are causing concern as India struggles to contain a worrying second wave, with cases rising dramatically every day.
India has recorded a total of 15,061,919 cases of coronavirus and 178,769 deaths, according to the health ministry.