India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily cases stay under 100,000 for second day

University develops self-testing kit to 'detect virus in 10 minutes', dexamethasone use in pregnant women may cause birth defects, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 92,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 92,596 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to nearly 29.1 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 2,219 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 353,528. The active caseload is at 1.2 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 27.5 million. As many as 239 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.8 million were given on Tuesday. Read more

Dexamethasone use in pregnant women may cause