India’s active caseload continues to decline for second consecutive day, says Health Ministry

India’s total active caseload of COVID-19 dipped to 37,04,099 on Wednesday and now comprises 15.87 per cent of the country’s total positive cases, said the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. According to the ministry, a net decline of 11,122 cases is recorded in the active caseload in the last 24 hours. This is the second […]

Centre will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccine free to states: Health Ministry

The Government of India’s procurement price of both the COVID-19 vaccines remains Rs 150 per dose and the Centre will continue to provide totally free to states, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Replying to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, Ministry of Health said in a tweet “#Unite2FightCorona It is clarified that Govt of […]

India detects two new variants N440K and E484Q of COVID-19: Health Ministry

Even as the country’s COVID-19 trajectory is declining, India has detected two new variants of the virus– namely N440 K and E484Q in Maharashtra and Kerala, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The Centre, however, noted that there is no scientific evidence to believe that these two newer virus strains are responsible for the […]

COVID-19 vaccination drive: Nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries inoculated, says govt

Nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country, including 3,47,058 in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday. According to data released by the ministry, the highest number of 1,84,699 vaccinations in the country has been reported from Karnataka, followed by Andhra Pradesh (1,33,298), Odisha (1,30,007) and Uttar […]

COVID-19: India records lowest fatalities in eight months

The daily coronavirus infections fell below 14,000 for the second time this month taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,05,71,773, while 145 new fatalities were recorded, the lowest in around eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A total of 13,788 infections have been reported in a day. The country’s death […]

COVID-19: 1,65,714 people vaccinated today, no case of post-vaccination hospitalisation reported

At least 1,65,714 healthcare beneficiaries received COVID-19 jab on Saturday across India, marking it as a historic and biggest COVID-19 vaccination drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. About 16,755 total vaccinators involved across India during the COVID vaccination drive. There was no post adverse event reported after the vaccination was administered to the people. […]

COVID-19 vaccine may cost between Rs 200 to 295 in India: Health Ministry

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said the COVID-19 vaccine may cost in the range of Rs 200 to 295 in India and two vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — have received Emergency Use Authorisation (EAU) after going through established safety and immunogenicity in a well-prescribed regulatory process. Asserting that the central government has […]

Vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary, says Health Ministry

With the COVID-19 vaccination just around the corner, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary. The Health Ministry said that it is advisable to receive the complete schedule of COVID-19 vaccine for protecting oneself against this disease and also to limit the spread of this disease to close […]

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate crosses 95 pc: Health Ministry

In a significant milestone in its fight against the novel coronavirus, India’s recovery rate escalated to 95.12 percent on Tuesday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Tuesday. “A total of 34,477 patients have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours. The total recovered cases have crossed 94 lakhs (94,22,636). […]