Five states account for 70% of COVID-19 deaths, 62% of active cases, says Union Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday (September 8, 2020) said that five states - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu - account for nearly 70 per cent of deaths due to COVID-19 in the country.
Sep 08, 2020, 18:23 PM IST
With 75,809 new cases and 1,133 deaths in past 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally stands at 42,80,423
With 75,809 new cases of coronavirus infections and 1,133 more fatalities in the past 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,80,423, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare said on Tuesday (September 8, 2020).
Sep 08, 2020, 10:03 AM IST
India conducts 11,72,179 COVID-19 tests in last 24 hours, over 4.5 crore tests done so far: Health Ministry
The Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday (September 3, 2020) said that 11,72,179 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours to detect cases of coronavirus infection, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests done so far in the country to more than 4.5 crore.
Sep 03, 2020, 14:57 PM IST
Number of coronavirus tests crosses 40-million mark in India
With more than 9 lakh samples tested for the third consecutive day, the number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the 40-million mark in India.
Aug 29, 2020, 16:27 PM IST
India records highest single-day spike of 75,760 new coronavirus cases, COVID-19 tally crosses 33-lakh mark
India on Thursday (August 27, 2020) recorded a single-day spike of 75,760 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and the country’s COVID-19 tally crossed 33-lakh mark.
Aug 27, 2020, 10:24 AM IST
India’s COVID-19 mortality rate stands at 1.58%, lowest in the world; recovery rate over 75%: Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday (August 25, 2020) said that the country’s COVID-19 mortality rate stands at 1.58% which is one of the lowest in the world.
Aug 25, 2020, 17:14 PM IST
Over 3.5 crore people tested for COVID-19 under 'Test Track Treat' strategy: Health Ministry
More than 3.5 crore people have been tested for coronavirus COVID-19 so far, resolutely following the `Test Track Treat` strategy, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Tuesday (August 25, 2020).
Aug 25, 2020, 09:31 AM IST
India has world’s best coronavirus COVID-19 recovery rate, lowest fatality rate: Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday (August 22, 2020) said while India has the lowest fatality rate due to coronavirus COVID-19, it probably has the best recovery rate in the world.
Aug 22, 2020, 16:04 PM IST
20,96,664 patients recover from coronavirus; India’s COVID-19 recovery rate nears 74%: Health Ministry
Recoveries among coronavirus patients in the country has surged to 20,96,664 on Thursday, pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, while only 0.28 per cent people of 6,86,395 active cases are on ventilator support, the Union Health Ministry said.
Aug 20, 2020, 17:15 PM IST
India's COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 70.77%, fatality rate declines to 1.96 %: Health Ministry
India’s coronavirus COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 70.77 per cent with the total number of patients recuperating from the disease reaching nearly 17 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Aug 13, 2020, 17:35 PM IST
India's COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 68.32 %, fatality rate declines to 2.04%: Health Ministry
Focused and concerted efforts towards containment, testing, isolation and treatment by the Centre, states and Union Territories have resulted in the coronavirus COVID-19 recovery rate rising to 68.32 per cent and fatality rate steadily declining to 2.04 per cent, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Aug 08, 2020, 19:14 PM IST
India's COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 67.62%; fatality rate drops to 2.07%: Health Ministry
The total number of recoveries among COVID-19 patients in India has jumped to 13,28,336, pushing the recovery rate to 67.62 per cent on Thursday, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.07 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said.
Aug 06, 2020, 18:30 PM IST
Plan to increase COVID-19 tests to 10 lakh per day in 1-2 months: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
India is currently conducting around five lakh COVID-19 tests every day and the plan is to double the number in the next one-two months, Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.
Jul 30, 2020, 15:02 PM IST
Number of coronavirus COVID-19 recoveries crosses 10 lakh mark in India: Health Ministry
The Health Ministry on Thursday (July 30, 2020) said that the number of coronavirus COVID19 recoveries has crossed the 10-lakh mark in the country. Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today informed that the total number of COVID19 samples tested up to July 29 is 1,81,90,382, including 4,46,642 samples tested yesterday.
Jul 30, 2020, 09:45 AM IST
Health Ministry notifies new pictorial health warnings for tobacco products
The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Third Amendment Rules, 2020 has come after the amendment of earlier Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008.
Jul 23, 2020, 23:22 PM IST
India’s coronavirus COVID-19 recoveries exceed active cases by 2.95 lakh: Health Ministry
India's actual COVID-19 caseload is 3,58,692, while close to 18,000 people have recuperated from the disease in 24 hours taking the number of recoveries to 6,53,750 which exceed active cases by 2,95,058, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday (July 18, 2020).
Jul 18, 2020, 18:12 PM IST
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 63%, mortality rate is just 2.72%: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that the COVID-19 situation is improving in the country as the recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at about 63%, whereas the mortality rate is just 2.72%.
Jul 10, 2020, 14:01 PM IST
India's COVID-19 cases, deaths per million population lowest in the world: Health Ministry
The Health Minister on Thursday said that India has not yet reached the community transmission stage of COVID-19 and there have been localised outbreaks of the pandemic in some pockets of the country.
Jul 09, 2020, 17:10 PM IST
1.6 lakh more recovered cases than active ones; COVID-19 recovery rate at 60.81%: Health Ministry
The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Saturday said that there are 1,58,793 recovered cases more than the active COVID-19 cases, as of now.
Jul 04, 2020, 17:26 PM IST
Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for home isolation as COVID-19 cases surge
In view of an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued a revised guideline for home isolation of suspected COVID-19 patients. The Health Ministry has issued new guidelines since a large number of people showing no symptoms have being detected for COVID-19.
Jul 03, 2020, 12:14 PM IST
