India Coronavirus Dispatch: Top WHO official backs move to approve Covaxin

No free jabs for all in next vaccine phase, virus affects more parts of body than commonly believed, mental health amid pandemic-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

IN NUMBERS: Over 10,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 10,584 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 11,016,434, according to a report in the Scroll. The country saw 78 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the toll to 156,463, according to central health ministry data. Total recoveries have surged to 10,712,665. The national recovery rate is at 97.24 per cent. The active caseload is at 147,306, or 1.34 per cent of the total caseload. About 11,745,552 healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16, the report said.