India Coronavirus Dispatch: Deaths top grim milestone of 400,000

The Northeast's cases are slowing at a slower rate than the rest of India, the opposition in Kerala seeks 'actual' Covid toll, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 46,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 46,617 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 30.4 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 853 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 400,312. The active caseload is at 509,637, while the total recoveries have surged to 29.5 million. As many as 340 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 4.2 million were given on Thursday. Read more

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