An elderly woman receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a private hospital in Gauhati last month.
Health ministry data showed the total number of cases surged to 12.3 million, making India the third-most hit country from the virus after the US and Brazil. The number of those dead rose by 469 to 163,396. Maharashtra, the western state that has been worst-hit from Covid-19 so far, reported as many as 43,183 new cases on FridayOfficials in the state imposed a night curfew over the weekend but are considering stricter control measures, including shutting down religious places and restricting train travel.
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