'Much, much worse': India's richest state swamped by pandemic's second wave

FILE PHOTO: A woman on a wheelchair reacts as she receives a dose of COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, during a vaccination drive for people above 60 years of age and those who are 45 or more and suffer from certain medical conditions, in Mumbai, India, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hospitals in Maharashtra are running short of beds, piped oxygen and a key anti-viral drug as a second wave of coronavirus infections has swamped India's richest state, doctors and patients' families said.

Home to India's financial capital Mumbai, Maharashtra accounts for nearly a quarter of India's 12.7 million coronavirus infections. If the state were a country, its caseload of more than 3 million would be tenth largest in the world.