India Coronavirus Dispatch: Delta variant behind most breakthrough cases

ICMR says third wave likely to be less severe, study finds over 91% 'long Covid' patients took over 7 months to recover, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Nearly 39,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 38,949 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 31 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 542 more deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 412,531. The active caseload is at 430,422, while the total recoveries have surged to 30.1 million. As many as 395 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 3.8 million were given on Thursday. Read more

Over 91% 'long Covid' patients took over 7 months to