India Coronavirus Dispatch: Only 14% of deaths had life insurance cover

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Over 51,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 51,667 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 30.1 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 1,329 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 393,310. The active caseload is at 612,868, while the total recoveries have surged to 29.1 million. As many as 307.9 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, nearly 6.1 million were given on Thursday. Read more

Only 14% of Covid deaths had life insurance cover

While India has reported