India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily cases retreat to lowest in 111 days

Study finds four in 10 adults above 70 years of age show vaccine hesitancy, facial recognition being used to verify vaccine beneficiaries, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 34,700 fresh cases reported

India reported 34,700 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 30.6 million, according to central health ministry data. The daily cases are the lowest in 111 days. The country saw 553 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 403,281. The active caseload is at 464,357, while the total recoveries have surged to 29.7 million. As many as 357 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 4.5 million were given on Monday. Read more

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