India registers 48,698 COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate drops to 2.79 percent

India’s total COVID-19 caseload rose by 48,698 cases to 3,01,83,143, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. This maintains the trend of the number of new cases remaining below 60,000 for the seventh consecutive day. The number of active cases dropped by around 17,300, and the total figure now stands at 5,95,565. The country also recorded 64,818 recoveries and 1,183 […]

50 cases of Delta Plus COVID-19 variant recorded in India: Govt sources

As many as 50 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 have been recorded across 11 states in India, government sources said on Friday. The Union Health Ministry, during a press conference earlier in the day, had informed that as many as 48 Delta Plus cases have been reported in the country, while the government […]

COVID-19’s third wave peak expected around September-October: IIT Kanpur study

An IIT Kanpur study done by Prof. Rajesh Ranjan and Mahendra Verma, along with their team, on Monday said third wave peak of COVID-19 could be around September – October this year. “There is a significant anxiety among policy makers and public about the third wave. For the same, using SIR model, we have constructed […]

Mizoram registers highest-ever single-day spike as rehab centre turns Covid hotspot

Mizoram registered its highest ever single-day spike in COVID-19 cases, with 528 more people testing positive from a Rehabilitation Centre on Monday. This is the highest number of cases detected in one day in the state since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. Triggering fresh concerns, the new cases were detected at the Thutak […]

COVID-19: Manipur reports 18 cases of Delta variant

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday said that a number of samples sent for COVID-19 tests have been detected with the Delta variant of the Coronavirus. At least 18 samples have tested positive for the Delta variant out of the total 20 samples sent for tests. The Manipur chief minister informed that this […]

COVID-19: New cases dip to 2.22 lakh, death toll crosses 3-lakh mark

India recorded 2,22,315 new coronavirus infections in a single day, the lowest in round 38 days, pushing the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,67,52,447 out of which 2,37,28,011 patients have recuperated till date while the death toll crossed the 3-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll […]

ICMR drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 treatment guidelines

The use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment guidelines for COVID-19, according to late Monday advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The National Task Force of the ICMR, along with experts from the Health Ministry, periodically updates guidelines on recommended modes of treatment. Registered Doctors anywhere, however, aren’t […]

COVID-19: Assam records highest single-day toll of 92 fatalities

Assam on Monday registered its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths with 92 new fatalities The state also detected 6,394 new cases, which is also the highest on a single day. The fresh cases have been detected out of 91,481 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 1,100 were detected in Guwahati alone. “Summary of […]

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate at 83.50 per cent

India’s cumulative recoveries crossed the 2-crore mark over the last 24 hours, taking the national recovery rate to 83.50 per cent, the Union Health Ministry reported on Friday. As many as 2,00,79,599 recoveries have been reported so far, including 3,44,776 in the last 24 hours. 3,43,144 fresh cases were also reported during the same time […]