India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily infections retreat to 61-day low

Centre 'willing' to rethink vaccine procurement policy, six UP districts among those with the lowest vaccination coverage, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 100,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 100,636 fresh coronavirus infections on Monday, taking the cumulative caseload to 28.9 million, according to central health ministry data. The daily rise was the lowest in 61 days. The country saw 2,427 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 349,186. The active caseload is at 1.4 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 27.1 million. As many as 232 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, nearly 1.4 million were given on Sunday. Read more

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