India Coronavirus Dispatch: Scientists say didn't back doubling vaccine gap

Immunity in Covid-recovered patients is long-lasting, two doses of Covishield work against Delta variant, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Over 62,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 62,224 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 29.63 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 2,542 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 379,573. The active caseload is at 865,432, while the total recoveries have surged to 28.38 million. As many as 261.9 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 2.8 million were given on Tuesday. Read more

We didn’t back doubling of vaccine dosing gap: Scientists at top