India Coronavirus Dispatch: Co-Win app integrated into Aarogya Setu

Nationwide R-value stays steady, the second dose to be administered from today, shots for people aged above 50 from March, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

IN NUMBERS: Daily cases top 12,000

India reported 12,143 fresh coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,08,92,746, according to a report in the Deccan Herald. 103 deaths were reported, taking the total death toll to 1,55,550, according to central health ministry data. The total recoveries have surged to 1,06,00,625. The national recovery rate has climbed to 97.32 per cent. The active caseload is at 1,36,571, which makes up 1.25 per cent of the total caseload. Read more here

Second dose to be administered from today

People who took the Covid vaccine on January 16,