India Coronavirus Dispatch: Lowest daily jump in cases since March 31

New Covid strain on world radar stems from Delta variant, Covaxin is world's third costliest jab and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 60,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 60,471 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 29.57 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 2,726 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 377,031. The active caseload is at 913,378, while the total recoveries have surged to about 28.3 million. As many as 259 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 3.9 million were given on Monday. Read more

New Covid variant on world radar stems from Delta variant

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