India Coronavirus Dispatch: 80% of security forces have received first shot

Benefits of a longer interval between vaccine doses, medical oxygen use doubles in five days in Gujarat, Silence on Kumbh shows religious bias-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Nearly 170,000 cases reported in a new record

India reported 1,68,912 fresh coronavirus infections on Monday, taking the cumulative caseload to 13.5 million, according to a report in the Scroll. This is the highest one-day rise in infections since the start of the pandemic. The country saw 904 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 170,179, according to central health ministry data. The active caseload is at 1.2 million. Maharashtra also reported the highest-ever single-day increase in cases as the tally rose by over 63,000. Read more here

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