With eight Covid patients recovering in the last 24 hours on Wednesday, the total number of recoveries has gone to 19,80,555. The number of patients being treated in home isolation stands at 19.
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Delhi reports five Covid-19 cases, one death
A total of 2,642 new tests -- 1501 RT-PCR and 1141 Rapid Antigen -- were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 405,700,41 so far while 470 vaccines were administered -- 42 first doses, 131 second doses and 307 booster doses.
Thousands stranded after Covid outbreak on Chinese holiday island
Flights and rail services to the city of Sanya were cancelled after several hundred Covid-19 infections were discovered on the island, which is commonly referred to as "China's Hawaii", dpa news agency quoted the state media as saying on Sunday.
Tripura logs 431 new Covid cases, 1 death; positivity ratio at 10.15%
The death toll rose to 924 as one more person succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, it said. Tripura now has 2,310 active patients, and most of them are undergoing home quarantine.
Covid cases continue to rise in NE states
In Tripura, the positivity rate increased from 0.93 per cent on July 1 to 12.16 per cent. Total 112 people have tested positive in the past 24 hours, thus, taking the total number of active cases to 2,366 in the state.
India reports 21,411 new Covid cases, 67 deaths
In the last 24 hours, India reported 21,411 new Covid-19 cases, a decline against the 21,880 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Also in the same period, there were 67 new fatalities which took the nationwide Covid death toll to 5,25,997.
Tripura CM Manik Saha tests Covid positive
Chief Minister tweeted: "I've been tested Covid-19 positive today. I am absolutely fit & fine with no symptoms. I humbly request all those who've come in contact with me to take necessary precautions."
India reports 15,528 new Covid cases, 25 deaths
India reported 15,528 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, which is a decline from the previous day's count of 16,935, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. In the same period, the country has reported 25 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide toll to 5,25,785.
India reports 16,935 new Covid infections, 51 deaths
India on Monday reported 16,935 Covid infections, a decline against previous day's 20,528 count, as per the Union Health Ministry data. In the same period, 51 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,760.
India reports 20,528 new Covid cases, 49 deaths
India reported 20,528 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, which is a marginal rise against the previous day's count of 20,044, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.
Tripura records 260 new Covid-19 cases
However, the positive cases are going up as the number of sample testing is increasing, said an official adding that the state health department is contemplating a plan to start mass testing with an aim to break the transmission chain of Coronavirus.
India logs 20,044 new Covid cases, 56 deaths
India reported 20,044 Covid infections in the past 24 hours, a marginal rise against previous day's 20,038 count, as per Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. In the same period, 56 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,660.
25 mn kids, including in India, missed life saving vax due to Covid
A whopping 25 million children missed life saving vaccinations in 2021, increasing their risk of devastating but preventable diseases, according to a new report from WHO and UNICEF on Friday. It is the "largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years," the report said.
India reports 20,038 new Covid cases, 47 deaths
India on Friday reported a marginal decline at 20,038 Covid infections in the last 24 hours against 20,139 cases reported on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said. During the same period, the country reported 47 Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,25,604 so far.
As COVID surges, count crosses 200-mark in Tripura in past 24 hours
COVID surge continued in Tripura, with the state’s case count crossed the 200-mark on Thursday. The total number of active cases in the state has reached 584. The government already made wearing of masks mandatory from July 12 last in view of the surging cases of COVID.
US authorises Novavax's Covid vax for emergency use
Like more familiar vaccines such as hepatitis B and pertussis, the Covid-19 vaccine is protein-based, using harmless protein fragments of the virus to teach the immune system how to spot the virus and fight it off.
India's daily Covid cases jump to 20,139
India reported 20,139 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, a considerable rise from the previous day's count of 16,906, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. In the same period, the country reported 38 more Covid deaths taking the nationwide toll to 5,25,557.
Centre to provide free Covid booster dose for 75 days
The Centre will provide free booster doses of Covid vaccines for the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive from July 15, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Wednesday.
Covid cases once again rising in NE states
After a gap of several months, new Covid cases are rising in almost all the northeastern states with the authorities in most states yet to take any precautionary measures, including making wearing of the face mask mandatory.
Tripura readies deck to fight COVID; mandates wearing of mask from July 12
In view of the spike in COVID 19 cases in the state, the government is preparing the deck to fight the deadly virus with the state health department taking up slew of measures to bring a control over the spread of the disease across the state.
At 15,940, India sees dip in fresh Covid cases, 20 deaths
India on Saturday witnessed a decline in Covid cases with 15,940 infections reported in the past 24 hours, against previous day's 17,336, as per the Union Health Ministry data. In the same period, 20 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,24,974.
India logs 8,084 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths
India on Monday reported 8,084 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a decline against the 8,582 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. Also in the same period, the country logged 10 new Covid fatalities, which took the overall death toll to 5,24,771.
First cases of Omicron's B.A. 4, B.A.5 sub-variants detected in Maharashtra
The cases of this subvariants have been reported in the state, days after the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) on Saturday confirmed cases with BA.4 and BA.5 variants in Tamil Nadu and Telangana for the first time in India.
India sees slight dip in Covid-19 cases; reports 2,685 infections in past 24 hrs
India recorded a mild dip in Covid-19 cases with 2,685 fresh infections being reported in last 24 hours, against 2,710 count of the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning.
India reports 2,022 fresh Covid cases, 46 deaths
India reported a marginal decline at 2,022 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours against the previous day's count of 2,226, the Union Health Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday morning.