India Coronavirus Dispatch: 64% of Uttar Pradesh villages 'Covid free'

A novel testing method by IISc-incubated startup, ICMR advises against indiscriminate use of home test kit, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Over 275,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 276,110 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 25.7 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 3,874 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 287,122. The active caseload is at 3.1 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 22.3 million. As many as 187 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 1.1 million were given on Wednesday. Read more

64% of Uttar Pradesh’s villages Covid free: State govt

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