Category: Health

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 08: The Government on Sunday informed that 555 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 213 from Jammu division and 342 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 98892. Also 05 COVID-19 […]

Third wave of COVID-19 in Delhi worst so far; cases to come down soon: Health Minister Jain

New Delhi, Nov 8: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said the national capital has hit the peak of the third wave of COVID-19 and the number of cases suggests it has been the worst so far. The government has increased the number of beds for COVID-19 patients […]

COVID-19: India records 50,356 fresh infections, 577 deaths

New Delhi, Nov 7: India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to?84,62,080 with 50,356 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 92.41 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry […]

India’s COVID-19 caseload mounts to 83.64 lakh with 50,210 new cases

New Delhi, Nov 5:  India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 83.64 lakh with 50,210 new cases in a day, while 77,11,809 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 92.20 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Thursday. The total coronavirus cases mounted […]

Fall in mortality rate, high recovery keep active COVID-19 cases in India below 6 lakh

New Delhi, Nov 4:  Active COVID-19 cases in India have been witnessing a steady decline and remained below six lakh for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday due to a sustained fall in the mortality rate and a large number of patients recuperating from the disease daily, the […]

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 80,88,851

New Delhi, Oct 30:  India saw 48,648 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day taking the COVID-19 caseload to 80,88,851, while the active cases fell below 6,00,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The national recovery rate crossed 91 per cent. The COVID-19 […]

India’s high use of antigen tests risks underestimating COVID-19 spread, says diagnostician

NEW DELHI – Fast but less accurate “rapid antigen tests” now account for 60% of all coronavirus tests in India, the head of a top diagnostic firm estimated on Wednesday, warning that such a high use could misrepresent the actual spread of the infection. Antigen devices return results […]

India’s coronavirus tally climbs to 7.65 million

MUMBAI – India has recorded 54,044 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 7.65 million, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The world’s second most populous nation also has the second highest caseload, after the United States, which has a total of 8.2 million. India’s death toll from […]

Active COVID-19 cases below 8 lakh for 2nd day in row; recovery rate 88.03 pc

New Delhi, Oct 18: Maintaining a “steady declining trend”, the number of active COVID-19 cases in India stayed below eight lakh for the second consecutive day on Sunday and comprised 10.45 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said. There are 7,83,311 active cases of coronavirus […]

India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 74 lakh with 62,212 new cases

New Delhi, Oct 17: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 74 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 65 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.78 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The coronavirus death toll climbed […]

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