India Covid Dispatch: Deaths may be 7-8 times more than stated, says study

Researchers link stubble burning to Delhi's third wave in November, July vaccination goal likely to be missed, and other stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

Over 29,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 29,689 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 31.4 million, according to central health ministry data. The daily cases are less than 30,000 for the first time in over four months. The country saw 415 more deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 421,382. The active caseload is at 398,100, while the total recoveries have surged to 30.6 million. As many as 441 million vaccine shots have been administered since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Of these, 6.6 million were given on Monday.