India Coronavirus Dispatch: Survey puts TN govt on top in pandemic handling

US NIH finds Covaxin neutralises both Delta and Alpha variants, study finds three-fold rise in mortality among younger patients, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Nearly 46,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 45,951 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to nearly 30.4 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 817 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 398,454. The active caseload is at 537,064, while the total recoveries have surged to 29.4 million. As many as 332.8 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 3.6 million were given on Tuesday. Read more

How well did states handle the second wave? Survey puts Tamil Nadu