India Covid Dispatch: Zydus Cadila's vaccine may get the nod soon

28% people in TN above 60 yrs show vaccine hesitancy, fully vaccinated people can commute by Mumbai locals from Aug 15 and other stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

About 35,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 35,499 fresh coronavirus infections on Monday, taking the cumulative caseload to 31.9 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 447 more deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 428,309. The active caseload is at 402,188, while the total recoveries have surged to 31.1 million. As many as 508 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 1.6 million were given on Sunday. Read more

Nearly 28% people in TN above 60 yrs show vaccine