India Coronavirus Dispatch: Average daily vaccinations drop in July

WHO warns against mixing and matching vaccines, Madhya Pradesh adds 1,478 Covid 'backlog' deaths, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Nearly 33,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 32,906 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 30.9 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw more 2020 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 410,784. The active caseload is at 432,778, while the total recoveries have surged to 30 million. As many as 381 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 4 million were given on Monday. Read more

Average daily vaccinations drop in July

Average daily vaccinations are down by