India Coronavirus Dispatch: 315,000 fresh cases-most by any nation in a day

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Over 315,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 315,660 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 15.9 million infections, according to central health ministry data. This is also the biggest ever one-day rise in cases reported by any country so far. The country saw 2104 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 184,657. The active caseload is at 2.2 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 13.4 million. As many as 132 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.2 million were given on Wednesday.