India records lowest daily new COVID-19 cases after 8 months

India has crossed a crucial milestone in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as the daily new cases touched a new low on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Health of Family Welfare (MoHFW). As many as 9,102 daily new cases were added to the national tally in the last 24 hours after 237 days. The […]

India vaccinates nearly 10.5 lakh beneficiaries till 6th day of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive

India crossed a significant landmark in its fight against COVID-19 with nearly 10.5 lakh beneficiaries inoculated under the nationwide vaccination drive as of January 22, 2021 (till 7 am), the Union Health Ministry said here on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 2,37,050 people were vaccinated across 4,049 sessions. A total of 18,167 sessions have […]

Over 4.5 lakh people vaccinated in country till now, says Health Ministry

As many as 4,54,049 people have been vaccinated till early Tuesday morning as India’s active COVID-19 cases came down to 2 lakhs amid the ongoing vaccination drive in the country. At the Health Ministry’s press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, “4,54,049 people have been vaccinated till now. The active cases are around 2 […]

India records 10,064 new COVID-19 cases

India reported the lowest number of daily coronavirus infections in over seven months with 10,064 new cases, which took the caseload to 1,05,81,837, while recoveries have surged to 1,02,28,753, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The country’s death toll increased to 1,52,556 as 137 fatalities, the lowest in around eight months, were […]

Gap between recoveries, Covid active cases now over 1 crore

India achieved a significant feat as the total COVID-19 recovered cases leaped over the active caseload by more than one crore on Monday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. The total number of recoveries has touched 1,02,11,342 while the active cases in the country stand at 2,08,012 today. “The gap between the […]

COVID-19: India records lowest fatalities in eight months

The daily coronavirus infections fell below 14,000 for the second time this month taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,05,71,773, while 145 new fatalities were recorded, the lowest in around eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A total of 13,788 infections have been reported in a day. The country’s death […]

Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 2 million

A grim milestone has been reached globally as the COVID-19 deaths breached the 2 million mark, while the number of positive cases near 94 million. As of Saturday, 7.52 am IST, the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported that the global coronavirus caseload stands […]

116 people infected with UK variant of COVID-19 in India: Govt

The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 116, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. “The total number of persons found infected with the new UK variant genome is 116,” the ministry said. All these persons have been kept in single-room […]

Region all set for nation-wide launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive tomorrow

India is all set to commence the “world’s largest vaccination drive”, starting from January 16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the mega vaccination program on Saturday morning through video conferencing. The rollout of the mega vaccination drive will cover the entire length and breadth of the country. Nearly 3 crore healthcare and frontline workers […]