India Coronavirus Dispatch: Cases drop to less than 40,000 after 102 days

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Over 37,566 fresh cases reported

India reported 37,566 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 30.3 million, according to central health ministry data. Less than 40,000 daily cases have been reported after a span of 102 days. The country saw 907 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 397,637. The active caseload is at 552,659, while the total recoveries have surged to 29.4 million. As many as 329 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 5.2 million were given on Monday. Read