India Coronavirus Dispatch: Kerala's case rise may not be start of 3rd wave

Health ministry blames states for fall in vaccination numbers, Delta sub-lineages unlikely to be more transmissible than main variant, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 41,806 fresh cases reported

India reported 41,806 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to nearly 3.9 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 581 more deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 411,989. The active caseload is at 432,041, while the total recoveries have surged to 3.01 million. As many as 391 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 3.4 million were given on Wednesday. Read more

Kerala’s rising Covid cases may not be the start of India’s