On Friday, the number of registered new cases set a daily record again, 414,188, and 3,915 deaths were recorded in one day.
India has so far registered over 21 million confirmed infected and over 230,000 dead with covid-19.
Healthcare is on its knees and India has requested and received emergency aid in the form of shipments of oxygen and respirators.
In addition, there are problems with access to and distribution of vaccines and tests.
See three examples of how India's people are helping to improve the situation in the clip above.