India Coronavirus Dispatch: Cases retreat to lowest since March 17

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Over 30,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 30,093 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to nearly 31.2 million, according to central health ministry data. The daily fresh cases are the lowest since March 17. The country saw 374 more deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 414,482. The active caseload is at 406,130, while the total recoveries have surged to 30.3 million. As many as 411.8 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 more