India Coronavirus Dispatch: Cases may spike again in Oct-Nov, says panel

New Covid vaccine could protect you at very low doses, Maharashtra first state to administer over 35 million vaccine doses, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Nearly 46,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 45,892 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 30.7 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 817 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 405,028. The active caseload is at 460,704, while the total recoveries have surged to 29.8 million. As many as 364.8 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 3.3 million were given on Wednesday. Read more

Covid cases could rise again in Oct-Nov: Expert panel

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