India Coronavirus Dispatch: Nearly 600 doctors succumb to second wave

Bengaluru virus trends show a decline, drug regulator drops need for bridging trials on foreign approved vaccines, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 132,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 132,788 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 28.3 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 3,207 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 335,102. The active caseload is at 1.8 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 26.2 million. As many as 218.5 million shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.4 million were given on Tuesday. Read more

India lost 594 doctors during Covid second wave; most deaths in Delhi: IMA

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