Tag: coronavirus cases in India

India virus infections at 3-wk high, Mumbai hires marshals to enforce mask-wearing

India reported on Friday its biggest jump in new coronavirus infections in three weeks, with 13,193 cases, while thousands of marshals fanned out to enforce mask wearing across the financial capital of Mumbai, which is battling a recent spurt. The tally of confirmed infections is 10.96 million, the […]

India’s COVID-19 ‘human barricade’ to keep cases under control, say experts

With falling rates of COVID-19 infection in India and surveys suggesting nearly 300 million people may already have antibodies, some experts believe the worst of the disease has passed, despite a recent uptick in two hard-hit states. “There is a human barricade for the virus,” said Bhramar Mukherjee, […]

COVID-19: New cases fall below 10,000 for fourth time in February

New Delhi, Feb 16: The daily new infections fell below 10,000 for the fourth time this month taking India’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,09,25,710, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the tenth time this month, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday A total of […]

COVID-19: New cases fall below 10,000 second time in February

New Delhi, Feb 9: The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 10,000 for the second time this month taking India’s tally of cases to 1,08,47,304, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the fourth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of […]

11,713 new cases take India’s coronavirus tally to 1,08,14,304

New Delhi, Feb 6: India’s COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 1,08,14,304 with 11,713 new cases in a day, while 1,05,10,796 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 97.19 per cent on Saturday, according to Union Health Ministry data. There are 1,48,590 active cases of coronavirus […]

COVID-19: India records 12,408 new cases, 120 fresh fatalities

New Delhi, Feb 5: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 1.08 crore with 12,408 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, while the recoveries surged to 1,04,96,308, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The total cases mounted to 1,08,02,591, while the death […]

Over 300 million Indians may have COVID-19 – source citing government study

NEW DELHI – About one in four of India’s 1.35 billion people may have been infected with the coronavirus, said a source with direct knowledge of a government serological survey, suggesting the country’s real caseload was many times higher than reported. India has confirmed 10.8 million COVID-19 infections, […]

COVID-19: India records 13,052 new cases, 127 fatalities

New Delhi, Jan 31: With 13,052 new coronavirus cases, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,07,46,183, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,04,23,125, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The national recovery rate has climbed to 96.99 […]

India’s Active Cases drops to less than 1.7 lakh today; now consists just 1.58% of Total Positive Cases

Over 5,70,000 vaccinations conducted for two successive days More than 35 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID19 DELHI, JANUARY 30: India’s total Active Caseload has dropped to less than 1.7 lakh (1,69,824) today. The active caseload now consists of less than 1.6% (just 1.58%) of India’s total Positive Cases. 9 States/UTs have a higher weekly Positivity […]

India records lowest New Cases after 8 months; 9,102 found positive in the last 24 hours

Active Cases now 1.66% of Cumulative Positive Cases Daily Fatalities drop to 117 after more than 8 months Number of vaccinated healthcare workers crosses 20 lakhs DELHI, JANUARY 26: India has crossed a crucial milestone in its fight against the global pandemic. The daily new cases have touched a […]

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