Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 314th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India reported 11,427 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 1,07,57,610, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Monday. The country also recorded 11,858 discharges, while 118 people have succumbed

to the deadly virus, the health ministry data showed. The death toll has climbed to 1,54,392. Out of the 1,07,57,610 coronavirus cases, 1,04,34,983 people have recovered and the active cases of the infection currently stand at 1,68,235. Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday said that a total of 19,70,92,635 lakh samples have been tested so far for coronavirus. Out of this, 5,04,263, were tested on Sunday. Many countries, including India, have granted emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines and have started vaccinating healthcare workers and high-risk groups. India's regulator has granted restricted emergency use approval for two vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin. Over 37 lakh people have been given their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in India so far.

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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: 11,427 new COVID-19 cases reported in India; over 1.7 crore cases so far

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Over 37 lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country till now