India Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid reproduction number back over 1

Difference between a virus strain and a variant, latest numbers on pandemic, govt's target to meet 400 mln doses target by July-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

IN NUMBERS: Over 16,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 16,752 fresh coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 11,096,731, according to a report in the Scroll. The country saw 113 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 157,051, according to central health ministry data. The total recoveries have surged to 10,775,169, while the active caseload is at 164,511. As many as 14.3 million healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Read more here

Covid-19 R-value back over 1 

India’s effective reproduction value (R) for Covid-19