India Coronavirus Dispatch: B.1.617.2 variant to be now called 'Delta'

No response to UP's global tender for 40 mn vaccines, even a simple surgical mask can prevent Covid spread, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 127,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 127,510 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 28.1 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 2,795 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 331,895. The active caseload is at 1.9 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 25.9 million. As many as 216 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.8 million were given on Monday. Read more

Variant first detected in India to be called ‘Delta’, says WHO

A new naming