India Coronavirus Dispatch: Cases stay under 100,000 for four days in a row

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Over 91,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 91,702 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to about 29.3 million, according to central health ministry data. This is the fourth day in a row where cases have remained under 100,000. The country saw 3,403 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 363,079. The active caseload is at 1.1 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 27.8 million. As many as 246 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, about 3.3 million were given on Thursday.