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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Record daily rise in fresh cases and fatalities

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A medic, in PPE suit, collects nasal swab for Covid-19 test, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, Kochi (Photo: PTI)
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A medic, in PPE suit, collects nasal swab for Covid-19 test, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, Kochi (Photo: PTI)

Bharath Manjesh New Delhi
Nearly 361,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 360,960 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 17.9 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 3,292 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 201,187. This is the biggest ever one-day rise so far in cases and fatalities. The active caseload is at 2.9 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 14.8 million. As many as 147.8 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.5 million were given on Tuesday. Read