India Coronavirus Dispatch: Social media turns national Covid helpline

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Over 274,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 273,810 fresh coronavirus infections on Monday, taking the cumulative caseload to 15 million infections, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 1,619 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 1,78,769. The active caseload is at 1.9 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 12.9 million. As many as 123.8 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on