IN NUMBERS: Nearly 14,000 fresh cases reported
India reported 13,993 fresh coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,09,77,387, according to a report in the Scroll. The country saw 101 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 1,56,212, according to central health ministry data. The total recoveries have surged to 1,06,78,048 while the active caseload is at 1,43,127. As many as 1,07,15,204 healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Read more here
OPINION: Govt cherry-picking Covid vaccination figures
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