India Coronavirus Dispatch: Study finds virus mutating faster in Bengaluru

The link between obesity and Covid fatality rate, half of Hyderabad's population have antibodies, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

IN NUMBERS: Over 18,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 18,327 fresh coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,11,92,088, according to a report in the Scroll. The country saw 108 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 1,57,656, according to central health ministry data. The active caseload is at 1,80,304, while the total recoveries have surged to 1,08,54,128. As many as 1,94,97,704 people have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 14,92,656 received their shots on Friday. Read more here

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