India Coronavirus Dispatch: Too soon to declare third wave, say experts

Centre asks states to consider local curbs, only Bihar & Karnataka acknowledge rise in all-cause deaths during April-May, and other stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

Nearly 43,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 42,982 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 3.18 million, according to central health ministry data. The country saw 533 more deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 426,290. The active caseload is at 411,076, while the total recoveries have surged to 30.9 million. As many as 489 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 3.7 million were given on Wednesday. Read more

Rise in cases, R number in some states worrying, but too soon