A South Korean man died in India while receiving treatment for COVID-19, the first such case amid a surge in infections in the country. 

According to the South Korean Embassy in the country on Monday, the man in his 50s recently tested positive and was admitted to a hospital in the Indian capital of New Delhi last Thursday along with his wife. 

His condition had worsened without securing an intensive care unit equipped with ventilators for COVID-19 patients amid a spike in infections in the city. He managed to get into a unit on Sunday afternoon but died the next day. 

India reported a record 273-thousand-810 new cases on Monday, setting a fresh record for the daily tally for the sixth consecutive day.