Daily infections hold steady, active cases are on rise

. There were little signs yet of the feared second wave of the pandemic as nationwide cases totalled up to 43,279 on Thursday, a slight drop from Wednesday's count of 44,739, as per data collated by TOI from state governments. Daily cases have stayed under 45,000 this week, with no surge visible so far as compared to last week's numbers. With Thursday's addition, the country's Covid-19 caseload has gone past 93 lakh.