Category: Health

India has most COVID-19 cases in two months, worst-hit Kerala in focus

Summary New infections at 47,092; deaths rise by 509 Kerala state accounts for 70% of new infections Worries Kerala virus may spread to nearby states Festival season Sept-Nov risks fuelling cases BENGALURU, Sept 2 (Reuters) – India reported the biggest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in two months […]

Vaccinations in rural India increase amid supply concerns

NEW DELHI — India has dramatically increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in its vast rural hinterland, where around 65% of the country’s nearly 1.4 billion people live. But supply constraints remain for the world’s largest maker of vaccines and experts say it’s unlikely India will reach its target of […]

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians

NEW DELHI, Sept 1 – Air pollution is likely to reduce the life expectancy of about 40% of Indians by more than nine years, according to a report released by a U.S. research group on Wednesday. More than 480 million people living in the vast swathes of central, […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, AUGUST 30: 63.43 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 42,909 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for 1.15% of total cases India’s Active caseload stands at 3,76,324 Recovery Rate currently at 97.51% 34,763 recoveries in the last […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 166 new positive cases, 319362 recovered so far SRINAGAR, AUGUST 28: The Government on Saturday informed that 166 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 29 from Jammu division and 137 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive […]

India asks two states to consider night curfew as COVID-19 cases rise

Summary India reports 44,658 new infections, 496 deaths Kerala, Maharashtra account for most active infections NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (Reuters) – India has asked the states of Kerala and Maharashtra to consider night curfews in areas with high COVID-19 case numbers as the country reported more than 40,000 […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, AUGUST 22: 58.14 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 30,948 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for 1.09% of total cases; lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 3,53,398; lowest in 152 days Recovery Rate […]

India reports 36,571 new coronavirus cases

MUMBAI, Aug 20 – India reported 36,571 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the government said in a statement on Friday.Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Clarence Fernandez Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-reports-36571-new-coronavirus-cases-2021-08-20/

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, AUGUST 19: 56.64 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 36,401 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for 1.13% of total cases; lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 3,64,129; lowest in 149 days Recovery Rate […]

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 18 AUGUST 2021, Delhi 56.06 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination DriveIndia reports 35,178 new cases in last 24 hoursActive cases constitute 1.14% of total cases; lowest since March 2020India’s Active caseload currently 3,67,415; lowest in 148 daysRecovery Rate currently at […]

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