India Coronavirus Dispatch: 330,000 fresh cases in yet another grim record

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Over 330,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 332,730 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 16.2 million, according to central health ministry data. This is also the biggest ever one-day jump in cases reported by any country so far. The country saw 2,263 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 186,920. The active caseload is at 2.4 million infections, while the total recoveries have surged to 13.6 million. As many as 135 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 3.1 million were given on Thursday.