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Over 50,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 50,848 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 30 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 1,358 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 390,660. The active caseload is at 643,194, while the total recoveries have surged to nearly 29 million. As many as 294.6 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on