With highest single day spike of 49,931 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 14 lakh mark

India’s COVID tally on Monday crossed 14 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 49,931 cases reported in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total COVID-19 cases stand at 14,35,453, including 4,85,114 active cases, 9,17,568 cured/discharged/migrated, it added. With 708 deaths in the last 24 hours, […]

PM Modi urges people to fight coronavirus with ‘full awareness and vigilance’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated the importance of wearing masks and social distancing and urged the country to fight the battle against coronavirus with ‘full awareness and vigilance’. During his monthly “Mann ki Baat” programme, the Prime Minister stressed that over the last few months, the country has fought against corona unitedly and […]

Tripura to impose 3-day lockdown from July 27

The Tripura government on Saturday announced a total lockdown in the state for three days starting from July 27. The lockdown will be imposed from 5 am on July 27 to 5 am on July 30. This will be in continuation of the night curfew to be imposed from 9 pm on July 26. According […]

With spike of 48,661 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 13,85,522

India reported a spike of 48,661 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. The total COVID-19 positive cases stand at 13,85,522, including 4,67,882 active cases, 8,85,577 cured/discharged/migrated, it added. With 705 deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 32,063. Maharashtra has […]

AIIMS administers first dose of COVID-19 candidate vaccine `Covaxin’ to 30-year-old Delhi resident

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday administered the first dose of country’s first indigenous vaccine candidate `Covaxin’ to a 30-year-old man as part of efforts to combat COVID-19. This is the first phase of human clinical trial after the institute’s ethics committee gave its approval for the trail for the indigenously […]

276 more test COVID-19 positive in Assam; total cases 6,646

276 more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Assam taking the state’s overall tally to 6,646 on Friday. State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “276 new #COVID19+ cases detected in Assam today.” ↗️Total cases 6646 ↗️Recovered 4033 ↗️Active cases 2601 ↗️Deaths 09 📌Alert ~ 276 new #COVID19+ cases detected in Assam today. ↗️Total […]

Eight more COVID-19 cases reported in Nagaland; tally at 355

Eight more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland, taking the states tally to 355 on Thursday. The fresh cases are from quarantine centres in Kohima and Dimapur districts. With these new cases, the total number of positive cases in the State has gone up to 355. State Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom on […]

Manipur’s COVID-19 count rises to 970; 49 more test positive

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Manipur climbed to 970 on Wednesday with 49 more people testing positive for coronavirus. All samples were confirmed positive at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory’s of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) 29 and 20 respectively. The fresh cases […]

COVID-19 Update: 6 more patients discharged in Mizoram; active cases at 115

Six more COVID-19 patients – 2 from Aizawl District, 3 from Kolasib and 1 from Khawzawl have been discharged in Mizoram on Thursday. The total number of recovered cases in the state now stands at 30 with 115 active cases. Meanwhile, a statement issued by the information and public relation department said that 29 samples […]