The city had imposed a weekend curfew but reported its highest single-day spike so far on Sunday - 24, 462 cases. India is reeling from a deadly second wave since the start of April. >"With record daily spikes all of last week, the Indian capital is now the worst-hit city in the country."

India's capital, Delhi, has announced a week-long lockdown after a record spike in cases overwhelmed the city's healthcare system.