No mandatory COVID-19 testing on arrival for travellers in Assam from March 1

The Assam government has decided to discontinue mandatory COVID-19 testing at railway stations, land routes and airports from March 1, in light of the decline in coronavirus cases and ongoing vaccination drive. “In view of rapidly declining cases of COVID-19 and given that vaccination is in full swing, GoA has decided to discontinue mandatory testing […]

India’s COVID-19 active caseload dips to 1.41 lakh, recovery rate at 97.27 pc

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday informed that India’s total active caseload of COVID-19 continues to follow a consistent declining slope as it has dropped to 1,41,511 lakh. According to the ministry, the present active caseload now consists of just 1.30 per cent of India’s total positive cases. “Following the national […]

India’s daily new COVID-19 cases continue to show steady decline

India’s COVID-19 daily new cases continues to manifest a sustained downward trend with only 9,110 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Tuesday. As per the health ministry, the low number of daily cases and rising recoveries have ensured a sustained fall in the […]

COVID-19: India completes 50 lakh vaccinations in 21 days

With the vaccination of 3,31,029 beneficiaries on Friday, India has completed 50 lakh (5 million) COVID-19 vaccinations in 21 days and has become the fastest country to do so, said Union Health Ministry. Addressing a press conference here, Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary, Union Health Ministry said, “A total of 3,31,029 beneficiaries were vaccinated today. As […]

Active COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours fall below total deaths

India’s total active caseload of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours dropped to 1.51 lakh, which is less than total deaths recorded till date, informed an official statement by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare here on Friday. The total number of active cases and the cumulative count of deaths in the country stand […]

No new COVID-19 case in Arunachal Pradesh for 2 days in a row

Arunachal Pradesh did not record any fresh COVID-19 case in the last two days, a senior health department official said on Tuesday With no fresh case of COVID-19, the overall coronavirus caseload in the state remained at 16,828. A total of 16,762 patients have recovered from the disease so far. The recovery rate in the state […]

India’s daily COVID-19 cases drop below 9,000 after 8 months

India’s daily COVID-19 cases continue to follow a consistent downward slope and it has significantly dropped to 8,635 on Tuesday after eight months, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). “After reaching a high of 95,735 on 10th September 2020, they have dropped to 8,635 today, lowest in 8 months,” the ministry […]

India’s COVID-19 active cases fall below 1.7 lakh, recovery rate at 96.98 pc

India’s total active caseload has dropped to less than 1.7 lakh (1,69,824) on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The Ministry said that the present active caseload now consists of less than 1.6 per cent, which is just 1.58 per cent of India’s total positive cases. “The nine States and […]

No new COVID-19 positive case reported in Arunachal Pradesh

No fresh case of COVID-19 has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The overall tally in the state stands at 16,827 as no new cases has been reported since Friday. Two more persons have recovered from the disease, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 16,758. The recovery […]