India reports 62,224 new Covid cases, 2,542 deaths

Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV

New Delhi, Jun 16, 2021: India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 2,96,33,105 with 62,224 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 2.83 crores, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

 

The death count increased to 3,79,573 with 2,542 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Meanwhile, anyone over the age of 18 can walk in to the nearest vaccination centre to get registered on the CoWIN digital platform and be inoculated against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday afternoon.

It is not mandatory to pre-register online or book an appointment to get the vaccine, the government said, as it seeks to increase the pace of vaccinations and tackle the ’vaccine hesitancy’ it has blamed for the slow rollout of vaccines in parts of the country, including rural areas.

’Vaccine hesitancy’, the government said last week, is "a globally accepted phenomenon and should be addressed by scientifically studying the issue at the community level". It said it was sharing a ’COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy’ with state/UT governments.