India reports 100,636 new COVID-19 infections, 2,427 deaths

People wait to get a dose of the Covaxine Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp in Chennai on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

People wait to get a dose of the Covaxine Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp in Chennai on June 4, 2021. AFP

India reported on Monday a daily rise in new coronavirus infections of 100,636 cases over the past 24 hours, while deaths rose by 2,427.

The South Asian nation’s tally of infections now stands at 28.9 million, while the death toll has reached 349,186, health ministry data showed.

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