Coronavirus news: 45-week gap between 2 Covishield doses boosts immunity, Oxford study finds

India reported 46,148 new Covid-19 cases and 979 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the union health and family welfare ministry on Monday. This is for the first time in over two and half months that the death toll has come below the 1,000-mark and the 11th consecutive day in the last two months when the toll has been below the 2,000-mark. The total caseload rose to 3,02,79,331 as India crossed the mark of over three crore Covid cases last Wednesday. Stay with TOI for the latest developments