India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily cases cross 260,000 in new record high

Share of the elderly in Covid-19 infections, deaths in Maharashtra rise, many migrant workers start heading back home, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Over 260,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 2,61,500 fresh coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 14.7 million, according to central health ministry data. This is the fourth straight day with over 2,00,000 fresh daily cases. The country saw 1,501 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 177,150. The active caseload is at 1.8 million infections, while the total recoveries have surged to 12.8 million. As many as 122 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.6 million were given on Saturday. Read