India’s COVID-19 testing crosses 9 crore-mark

India has crossed the 9-crore mark of COVID-19 testing across the country on Wednesday after 11,45,015 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Ministry said, “With 11,45,015 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the cumulative tests now stand at 9,00,90,122.” The testing capacity […]

With spike of 63,509 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 72,39,390

With a spike of 63,509 new cases and 730 deaths in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count reached 72,39,390 on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It is important to note that the rise in COVID-19 cases has been on the decline in the country, while around 56 thousand […]

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

Ace footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced on Tuesday, 13 October. The Juventus forward has reportedly left Portugal’s squad and returned home after testing positive for Coronavirus. The 35-year-old Juventus striker will miss Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden but is “well, has no symptoms and […]

COVID-19 vaccine to be available from January to July next year: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam health, finance and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters at a presser in Guwahati that the COVID-19 vaccine would be made available from January to July in the next year. “The Government of India has been convening meetings with us to take a vaccination programme from January to July next year. The frontline […]

Nagaland reports 221 more COVID-19 cases; tally reaches 7,240

Nagaland on Monday reported 221 more cases of COVID-19, taking the state’s overall caseload to 7,240. Of the fresh cases, 166 patients have been detected in Dimapur, 52 are from Kohima and 3 are from Mokokchung. Dimapur has the highest number of active c ases at 963, followed by Kohima at 366. Taking to Twitter, […]

India sustaining steady decline of COVID-19 active cases, reports 86.36 pc recovery rate

India has sustained the trend of a steady decline of COVID-19 active cases which remained below nine lakhs for the fourth consecutive day, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Monday. Active cases, currently stand at 8,61,853, comprise merely 12.10 per cent of total positive cases. “India’s total recovered cases stand at […]

India’s active COVID-19 caseload stands at 12.65% of total infections: Govt

India’s active COVID-19 caseload stands at 8,83,185 to date, which is nearly one-eighth, that is 12.65 per cent, of the total number of cases across the country, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. The total number of recovered cases so far is 59,88,822. About 82,753 patients have recovered in the […]

With spike of 70,496 cases, India’s COVID-19 count crosses 69-lakh mark

With a spike of 70,496 new cases and 964 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count reached 69,06,152 on Friday, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). According to the MoHFW, this includes 8,93,592 active cases, 59,06,070 cured and discharged or migrated cases. With the increase of 964 deaths, […]

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 68-lakh mark

With a spike of 78,524 new cases and 971 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 68-lakh mark on Thursday, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The COVID-19 count in the country stands at 68,35,656 including 9,02,425 active cases and 58,27,705 cured and discharged or migrated […]