Prioritisation has to be done on criteria for COVID-19 vaccination

Amid claims of various state governments that it would provide free COVID-19 vaccinations, the Union government’s expert group on vaccines on Tuesday said that they should wait for a clearer picture to emerge on vaccine prioritisation. “We’ve requested state governments to wait for an overall picture to become clear ad to take a national approach […]

COVID-19: India’s Case Fatality Rate lowest since March 22 at 1.5 per cent

India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of COVID-19 has touched 1.5 per cent, the lowest since March 22 and is continuously declining, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) here on Monday. “India has one of the lowest fatality rates in the world. The case fatality rate is lowest since March 22 and […]

Active COVID-19 cases remain below 7 lakh for second consecutive day

India continued to maintain active cases below 7 lakh for the second day, while total recoveries crossed 70 lakh. The active cases now comprise only 8.71 per cent of the total positive cases of the country, said Union Health Ministry on Saturday. According to an official release, the active cases at 6,80,680 were less than […]

India’s active COVID-19 caseload below 7-lakh for first time after 2 months

India has reached a significant milestone in its fight against COVID as the active caseload of the country has fallen below 7 lakh for the first time after two months (63 days), while the total recoveries have crossed 69 lakhs said Ministry of Health on Friday. The active caseload was below the 7 lakh mark […]

With spike of 54,366 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 77,61,312

With an increase of 54,366 new cases and 690 deaths, India’s COVID-19 count reached 77,61,312 on Friday, as per the Union Health Ministry. As per the Ministry, the COVID-19 count includes 6,95,509 active cases and 69,48,497 cured and discharged patients. With 690 deaths, the toll due to the disease has now mounted to 1,17,306 in […]

India’s active COVID-19 cases fall below 10 per cent since last 3 days: MoHFW

Active cases of COVID-19 in India have fallen below 10 per cent while the positivity rate of the disease was reported below 5 per cent in the last three days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Thursday. “Presently the active cases comprise merely 9.29 per cent of the total positive cases […]

Active COVID-19 cases below 7.5 lakh for second successive day: Health Ministry

India has sustained its trend of maintaining the active cases below the 7.5 lakh mark for the second successive day on Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In the last 24 hours, the country has registered 61,775 recoveries whereas the new confirmed cases are only 54,044. This is when 10,83,608 […]

46-year-old journalist dies of COVID-19 in Tripura

In the first such case in Tripura, COVID-19 has claimed the life of a journalist on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Jitendra Debbarma, a resident of Balaramthakur Para of Jirania in West Tripura. Debbarma a cameraman with Chini Khorang, a Kakborok channel in Tripura was also a well-known composer among the indigenous […]

With 54,044 new cases, India’s COVID-19 count crosses 76-lakh mark

With a spike of 54,044 new cases and 717 deaths in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count crossed the 76-lakh mark and reached 76,51,108 on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). As per the MoHFW, the COVID-19 count includes 7,40,090 active cases and 67,95,103 cured/discharged/migrated cases. With 717 deaths […]