Mizoram’s COVID-19 positivity rate still over 9%

Mizoram on Thursday reported 794 new COVID-19 cases and one more death, a Health Department official said. Among the new patients were 198 children, he said. The state has so far reported 54,851 cases and 202 deaths, the official said. The new cases were detected after testing 8,388 samples, recording a positivity rate of 9.47 […]

India reports rise in daily new COVID-19 infections

India reported 37,593 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours with Kerala contributing to a majority of 24,296 fresh infections. As per the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, 648 new fatalities pushed the cumulative toll to 4,35,758. The total caseload in the country climbed to 3,25,12,366 including 3,22,327 active cases. Active cases now […]

Manipur’s govt enlists measures to address impact of pandemic

The Manipur government on Tuesday enlisted the various steps undertaken to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state’s economy. Addressing the house during the final day of the 13th session of the Manipur Assembly, Deputy CM and State Finance Minister Y Joykumar detailed the various ways in which the government tried to […]

At least 1.6 crore Indians missed their second COVID-19 jab: Reports

At least 1.6 crore Indians are yet to get their second shot of the Covid vaccine 16 weeks after their first shot, a report by the health ministry said. The 1.6 crore figure was arrived at by looking at how many people had got their first shots as of May 2 and comparing it with […]

India adds 25,467 COVID-19 new cases, recovery rate at 97.68 pc

India on Tuesday reported 25,467 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 3,24,74,773, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. India’s active cases currently stand at 3,19,551. The active caseload is the lowest in 156 days. It accounts for less than 1 per cent of total cases, […]

India records 30,948 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, active cases stand at 3,53,398

India recorded 30,948 new COVID-19 cases and 403 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday. The active cases of COVID infection in the country now stands at 3,53,398 which accounts for 1.09 per cent of the total cases. According to the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), […]

ZyCov-D, India’s first COVID-19 vaccine for those above 12 years, gets DGCI nod

India’s drug regulator DGCI has approved Gujarat-based Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorisation for in adults and children aged 12 years and above, bringing in the sixth vaccine authorised for use in the country. Zydus Cadila’s vaccine, developed in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology, is the second home-grown shot to get emergency […]

India logs 34,457 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs; positivity rate at 2 pc

India recorded 34,457 new COVID-19 cases and 375 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The positivity rate in the country now stands at 2 per cent. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the active case tally of the infections in the country has […]

India’s active COVID-19 cases tally lowest in 150 days

With 36,571 COVID-19 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s active tally has dropped to 3,63,605, which is the lowest in 150 days, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this, India’s cumulative count has reached 32,358,829 and the country’s active cases account for 1.12 per cent of the […]