India
India reports 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases, highest single-day spike since pandemic
Registering a steady increase for the 29th day in row, the count of active cases has gone up to 9,10,319, which is 7.04% of the total count
India
Over 10 lakh healthcare workers immunised against COVID-19, says Centre; 187 AEFIs reported today
Meanwhile, five people died in a fire that broke out in a facility of the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune's Manjari area. SII is manufacturing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, 'Covishield'