India Coronavirus Dispatch: Double mutant found in 61% Maha samples tested

Delhi labs struggle to deliver test results on time, medical waste spikes amid second wave, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Nearly 185,000 fresh cases in yet another record rise

India reported 184,372 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 13.8 million, according to a report in the Scroll. This is the highest daily rise in cases India has recorded since the pandemic broke out in January last year. The country saw 1,027 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 1,72,085, according to central health ministry data. The active caseload is at 1.3 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 12.3 million. Read more here 

Maharashtra: Double mutant found in 61% samples tested

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