India Coronavirus Dispatch: Country sees lowest number of cases in 74 days

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Over 70,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 70,421 fresh coronavirus infections on Monday, taking the cumulative caseload to 29.5 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 3,921 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 374,305. The active caseload is at 973,158, while the total recoveries have surged to 28.2 million. As many as 254.8 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 1.5 million were given on Sunday. Read more
 

Four food records amid the pandemic

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