India Coronavirus Dispatch: Centre to buy 300 mn shots from Biological-E

Mumbai holds vaccination camps in housing societies, ICMR researchers say jabs must be free for all, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 134,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 134,154 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 28.4 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 2,887 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 337,989. The active caseload is at 1.7 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 26.4 million. As many as 221 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.4 million were given on Wednesday. Read more

Centre signs deal with Biological-E for 300 mn Covid