India Coronavirus Dispatch: Crypto relief fund may run into hurdles

No bar on procuring medical equipment from China, death rate rises in Mumbai even as daily cases plateau, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Nearly 380,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 379,257 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 18.3 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 3,645 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 204,832. This is the biggest one-day rise in cases and fatalities. The active caseload is at 3 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 15 million. As many as 150 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.1 million were given on Wednesday. Read more here

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