India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily infections highest in 23 days

N440K variant spreading faster in southern states, Covid reproduction value rises, vaccination rollout off to a slow start in first month-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

IN NUMBERS: Over 14,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 14,264 fresh coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,09,91,651, according to a report in the Scroll. The daily cases were the highest in 23 days. The country saw 90 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 1,56,302, according to central health ministry data. The total recoveries have surged to 1,06,89,715. The national recovery rate has climbed to 97.25 per cent. The active caseload is at 1,45,634. About 1,10,85,173 million healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16.