India Coronavirus Dispatch: Variant B.1.617.2 is spreading fast in India

Farmer unions get coronavirus battle-ready at protest sites, several states to float global tenders to procure jabs, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Over 348,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 348,421 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 23.3 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 4,205 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 254,197. This is the highest single-day surge in fatalities so far. The active caseload is at 3.7 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 19.3 million. As many as 175 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.4 million were given on Tuesday. Read more

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