India has recorded 2.71 lakh new Covid cases, marginally higher than yesterday, while the active cases rose to 15.50 lakh, Union health ministry data stated. India on Sunday marked 1 year of the launch of the nationwide vaccination drive. The country’s ‘R-value’, which indicates how rapidly Covid-19 is spreading, has shown a dip between January 7 and 13, as per IIT analysis. Stay with TOI for the latest developments