india covid update

Amid Covid scare, two American tourists test positive in Agra, samples sent for genome sequencing

Covid scare in India: The two American tourists were part of a group that came here from Varanasi and was staying at a hotel here. The Agra CMO said that samples of everyone in the group were taken but only the two Americans tested Covid positive.

Jan 13, 2023, 09:57 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave: India records 2,202 new infections, 27 fatalities in past 24 hours

The death toll climbed to 5,24,241 with 27 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprised 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.

May 16, 2022, 09:45 AM IST

India registers 796 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths in last 24 hours

A reduction of 169 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.20 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.24 per cent, according to the health ministry.

Apr 12, 2022, 10:47 AM IST

Coronavirus Update: Omicron Variant cases exceed 780 in country, 73 new cases found in Delhi

Omicron, a new variant of the corona virus is spreading rapidly in the country. According to the government, there have been a total of 781 cases of the new Omicron variant in India. Among them, Delhi has the highest number of infected.

Dec 29, 2021, 14:02 PM IST

India records lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in November since May 2020

The monthly tally of fresh COVID-19 cases registered a decline for the sixth time in a row in November. The number of daily cases peaked on May 6, when the country registered 4,14,188 Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, while the number of active cases was recorded below one lakh after 547 days.

Dec 01, 2021, 12:49 PM IST

India records 8,774 new COVID-19 cases, active cases lowest in 543 days

The death toll has climbed to 4,68,554, with 621 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 51 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 154 consecutive days now.

Nov 28, 2021, 10:16 AM IST

India reports 10,126 new COVID-19 infections, active caseload lowest in 263 days

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 32 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 135 consecutive days now. 

Nov 09, 2021, 10:23 AM IST

India reports 12,514 new COVID-19 infections, active cases lowest in 248 days

The death toll climbed to 4,58,437 with 251 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The daily rise in new coronavirus infection has been below 20,000 for 24 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 127 consecutive days now.

Nov 01, 2021, 10:18 AM IST

India reports 18,454 new COVID-19 cases, 160 deaths in last 24 hours

With 160 fatalities, the coronavirus death toll has climbed to 4,52,811 in India. 

Oct 21, 2021, 10:32 AM IST

India reports 13,596 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, lowest in 230 days

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 24 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 113 consecutive days now.

Oct 18, 2021, 10:22 AM IST

India's active COVID caseload dips below 8 lakh after 73 days; 62,480 new cases, 1,587 deaths in 24 hours

Continuing the downward trend, India on Friday reported a decline in new COVID-19 cases with 62,480 more people testing coronavirus positive in the past 24 hours. During this period, the country also reported 1,587 deaths, as per the Health Ministry.

Jun 18, 2021, 09:45 AM IST

India reports lowest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in 75 days, sees 2726 deaths in 24 hours

During the past 24 hours, the country also reported 2,726 deaths, according to the Health Ministry data. “India reports 60,471 new COVID-19 cases (lowest after 75 days), 1,17,525 discharges and 2726 deaths in last 24 hours,” as per Union Health Ministry data.

Jun 15, 2021, 09:47 AM IST

India reports 1.52 lakh new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily rise in 50 days; 3,128 deaths in 24 hours

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data released at 8 AM in the morning, there were 2,38,022 discharges during the last 24 hours. With this, India’s cumulative caseload now stands at 2,80,47,534 and the total fatalities linked to COVID have reached 3,29,100.

May 31, 2021, 09:42 AM IST

COVID-19 cases decline, India reports 1.86 lakh new cases in single-day, lowest in past 44 days

“At 1.86 lakh cases, a declining trend in new cases continues. Daily new cases are lowest in the last 44 days. Active caseload further declines to 23,43,152 with active cases decrease by 76,755 in last 24 hours,’’ the Union Health Ministry said.

May 28, 2021, 09:44 AM IST

India reports 2,11,298 new COVID-19 cases, 3,847 deaths in past 24 hours

“As many as 2,11,298 people tested positive for Covid-19 across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 2,73,69,093,” the Union Health Ministry data showed on Thursday.

May 27, 2021, 09:50 AM IST

India sets new record, conducts 20.61 lakh COVID tests in a day, daily positivity rate dips to 12.59%

India's COVID-19 daily recoveries continued to outnumber the daily new cases for the eighth consecutive day, with 3,57,295 patients recuperating in a span of 24 hours. The cumulative recoveries have reached 2,27,12,735 in the country, it said. 

May 21, 2021, 15:25 PM IST

India records over 35,000 new cases of Covid in last 24 hours

India on Wednesday recorded over 35,000 cases of novel Coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Health. The government yesterday said a total of 70 districts in 16 states have seen an increase of more than 150 per cent in active cases between March 1 and 15

Mar 18, 2021, 12:04 PM IST