India Coronavirus Dispatch: 70-day low in new cases, but deaths a worry

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Over 84,000 fresh cases reported

 

India reported 84,332 fresh coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the cumulative caseload to 29.3 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 4,002 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 367,081. The active caseload is at 1.08 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 27.9 million. As many as 249.6 million vaccine shots