India Coronavirus Dispatch: Nationwide 'R value' close to 1

Mumbai doctor infected twice after vaccination, Centre asks states for data on deaths related to oxygen shortage, and other stories from across the country on the fight against the pandemic

Over 43,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 43,654 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 31.4 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 640 more deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 422,022. The active caseload is at 399,436, while the total recoveries have surged to 30.6 million. As many as 446 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 4 million were given on Tuesday. Read more

India’s 'R value' close to 1

India’s R value has further grown this