Nearly 390,000 fresh cases reported
India reported 389,974 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to nearly 23 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 3,876 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 249,992. The active caseload is at 3.7 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 19 million. As many as 172 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.5 million were given on Monday. Read more
No clarity on when Sputnik V will be deployed
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