Confirmed coronavirus toll crosses 7 million in India

India’s confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks.

The Health Ministry reported 918 additional deaths, taking total fatalities to 108,334.

The coronavirus case tally topped 7 million after 74,383 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, data from the ministry showed.

India added a million cases in just 13 days, according to a Reuters tally of government data, and it has the second-highest number of infections, behind the US which is approaching the 8 million mark.

India aims to provide vaccines to 250 million people by July 2021, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said last week.