Tag: coronavirus cases in India

With 24,882 new infections, India records highest single-day spike so far this year

New Delhi, Mar 13:  India on Saturday recorded 24,882 fresh COVID-19 infections, the highest so far this year, which took the caseload to 1,13,33,728, according to Union health ministry data This is also the highest daily rise in the last 83 days. As many as 26,624 new infections […]

Spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India registers 23,285 new infections

New Delhi, Mar 12: ?India recorded 23,285 cases of coronavirus infection in a day, the highest in around 78 days, taking the?total?tally of COVID-19 cases to?1,13,08,846, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday The?death toll increased to?1,58,306 with 117 daily new fatalities, the data updated […]

India sees worst COVID-19 increase since Christmas as Maharashtra battles surge

India reported its worst single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since late December on Thursday, as the western state of Maharashtra battled a fresh wave of infections and imposed a lockdown in one of its most densely populated cities. A total of 22,854 new coronavirus cases were reported in […]

India’s richest state has half of new, active coronavirus cases

India’s richest state of Maharashtra accounts for more than half of both new and total active coronavirus infections, health ministry data showed on Monday, although a team of experts said the state’s current wave might be “less virulent”. Experts say India’s relatively low hospitalisation and fatality rates suggest […]

India records 18,327 new COVID-19 infections, active cases rise again

New Delhi, Mar 6: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,11,92,088 with over 18,000 fresh cases being reported in a span of 24 hours in the country after 36 days, while active cases registered an increase for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday and were recorded at 1,80,304, according […]

COVID-19: India records 16,838 fresh cases, 113 more fatalities

New Delhi, Mar 5: India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,11,73,761 with 16,838 fresh cases reported in a day, while the number of patients who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,08,39,894, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The death toll due to the viral disease […]

Surge in daily COVID-19 cases, India records over 17,000 new infections

New Delhi, Mar 4: The daily new cases of COVID-19 in India were recorded above 17,000 after a little over a month taking the total?tally of cases to 1,11,56,923,?while the recoveries surged to 1,08,26,075,?according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday A total of 17,407 infections were […]

India says virus variants not behind spurt in cases

India said on Tuesday mutated versions of coronavirus were not responsible for an upsurge in cases in two states, a potential relief for a country where mask-wearing and social distancing have largely disappeared. Maharashtra in the west and Kerala in the south account for 75% of India’s current […]

Resurgence of COVID-19 in India’s Maharastra forces fresh containment measures

Alarmed by signs that a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is building, India’s richest state of Maharashtra ordered fresh restrictions on people’s movement and imposed night curfews in some cities, though not in the financial capital Mumbai. Maharastra alone reported nearly 7,000 new cases on Sunday, a […]

Centre writes to States Witnessing Spike in Daily New Cases

Increase the proportion of RT-PCR tests and subject Rapid Antigen negative people to mandatory Retest by RT-PCR Strict and Comprehensive Surveillance, and Stringent Containment highlighted as Critical to curbing Spread of the Disease DELHI, FEBRUARY 21: India has been witnessing a rise in the active caseload over the […]

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