India Coronavirus Dispatch: 353,000 fresh cases in new daily high

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Nearly 353,000 fresh infections in new daily record

India reported 352,991 fresh coronavirus infections on Monday, taking the cumulative caseload to about 17.3 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 2,812 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to about 195,000. The active caseload is at 2.8 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 14.3 million. As many as 141 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, nearly 1 million were given on Sunday. Read more here

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