India Coronavirus Dispatch: More Indians now willing to take the vaccine

45+ or not, teachers too want the jab, rabi harvest not impacted by second wave, Covid-19 reinfections explained, and other news relevant to India's war on Covid-19

Over 93,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 93,249 fresh coronavirus infections on Sunday—the highest since mid-September— taking the cumulative caseload to 1,24,85,509, according to a report in the Scroll. The country saw 513 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 1,64,623, according to central health ministry data. The active caseload is at 6,91,597, while the total recoveries have surged to 1,16,29,289. As many as 74.4 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Read more here

45+ or not, teachers want to be included in vaccine drive

Calls to open