In the last 24 hours, India registered 7,579 new coronavirus cases, the lowest single-day spike in 538 days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday. Also in the same period, 236 people succumbed to the virus, which increased the overall nationwide death toll to 4,66,147.
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India logs 11,106 new Covid-19 cases, 459 deaths
The recovery of 12,789 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,38,97,921. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.28 per cent, the highest since March 2020.
India reports 10,197 new Covid cases, 301 deaths
The recovery of 12,134 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,38,73,890. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.28 per cent, highest since March 2020.
India reports 11,850 New Covid-19 cases, 555 deaths
India registered 11,850 new coronavirus cases and 555 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its latest update on Saturday. With the new fatalities, the nationwide Covid death toll increased to 4,63,245.
Indian origin scientist named primary contributor to invention of Moderna's Covid vaccine
He did his PhD at the RNA Therapeutics Institute at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester and worked there as a post-doctoral fellow, before joining Moderna in 2018, the profile said.
UK to add India's Covaxin to approved list from Nov 22
The UK government has also simplified the travel rules for all under-18 coming to England. They will now be treated as fully vaccinated at the border and will be exempt from self-isolation requirements on arrival, day-8 testing and pre-departure testing.
WHO approves Covaxin, Health Minister hails ICMR, Bharat Biotech scientists
The WHO's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) granted the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) approval to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine, which has demonstrated 77.8 per cent effectiveness against symptomatic Covid-19.
India's cumulative Covid vaccination coverage crosses 106.85 cr
India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 106.85 crore with the administration of 52,39,444 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Tuesday.
India reports 10,423 Covid cases, 443 deaths
India has so far conducted 61,02,10,339 cumulative tests. While the testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, the weekly positivity rate at 1.16 per cent remains less than 2 per cent for the last 39 days now.
Covid-19 vaccination offers higher protection than previous infection: US CDC study
The new study, published on Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), examined more than 7,000 people across nine states who were hospitalized with Covid-19-like illness, Xinhua news agency reported.
Tripura restricts entry for incoming passengers without COVID negative certificate
The Tripura government's Directorate of Health and Family Welfare and Preventive Medicine on Friday in its urgent letter to the Chief Medical Officer has restricted the entry of all incoming passengers from different states without COVID certificate from October 30 onwards.
India logs 13,451 new Covid cases, over 103 Cr vaccinated
The recovery of 14,021 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,35,97,339. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.19 per cent, currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Centre to procure 60L DNA vaccines in October
The Centre is all set to roll out the world's first DNA vaccine ZyCov-D against Covid this month. A source said the government aims to procure a total of 60 lakh vaccines in October for this.
India logs 24,354 Covid cases and 234 deaths in 24 hrs
The recovery of 25,455 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,30,68,599. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 97.86 per cent which is at its highest peak since March 2020.
US Covid death toll tops 700,000: Johns Hopkins University
Marking another grim milestone, the overall number of deaths in the US caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has topped the 700,000 mark on Saturday, according to the latest update by the Johns Hopkins University.
Zydus ZyCoV-D vax soon to be part of India's inoculation drive: Centre
Zydus Cadila's ZyCoV-D vaccine against Covid-19 will soon be a part of under India's mass inoculation drive, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan announced, adding that talks were underway with the manufacturer on pricing issues.
India reports below 20K new Covid cases for 2nd straight day
The daily Covid tally in India remained below 20,000-mark for the second consecutive day with 18,795 new cases registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry's data released on Tuesday morning stated.
Active Covid cases drop below 1% as India logs below 30K
India's active caseload stands at 3,01,442 which accounts for less than of one per cent of total covid cases, the Union Health Ministry updates showed. The total active cases in India is 0.90 per cent.
Ghana President slams European countries 'barring' India-made Covishield
Speaking at the high-level General Assembly session on Wednesday, Akufo-Addo accused those countries, which he did not name, of using the non-recognition of Covishield as an anti-immigration device.
India logs over 30K Covid cases, 295 deaths in a day
The daily positivity rate was reported at 2.57 per cent, which remained below 3 per cent for the last 21 days, while the weekly positivity rate was at 2.07 per cent, remaining below 3 per cent for the last 87 days, according to IMD.
India reports 30,773 new Covid cases, 309 deaths
With a reduction of 8,481 active cases in a span of 24 hours, the overall number stood at 3,32,158, which is 0.99 per cent of the total Covid infections reported in the country since early 2020.
India reports 35,662 new Covid cases, 281 deaths
As per the Ministry's data, India's daily Covid positivity rate was reported at 2.46 per cent which is less than 3 per cent for 19 days, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 2.02 per cent.
84-year-old Kerala woman gets both dose of Covid vax 30-mins apart
"She did not even care to hear what I was saying and she took me inside and asked me to sit on a chair and no sooner had I done so, another lady came and gave me the second shot," said Pappu.
India sets world record of administering over 2.50 cr vaccine doses in a day
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi will interact with healthcare workers and beneficiaries of Covid vaccination programme, on completion of 100 per cent first dose coverage for the adult population in Goa on Saturday at 10:30 am via video conferencing.
India logs 37,875 new Covid cases, 369 deaths in a day
While the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.29 per cent, which remained below the 3 per cent mark for the last 75 days, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.16 per cent for the last seven days.