Over 62,000 fresh cases reported
India reported 62,480 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 29.7 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 1,587 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 383,490. The active caseload is at 798,656, while the total recoveries have surged to 28.5 million. As many as 268.9 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 3.25 million were given on Thursday. Read more
Delhi's affluent were also hit hard by Covid, going by obituaries

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