Covid-19 In India

"Situation May Worsen": Supreme Court Wants Covid Report From 4 States

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday November 23, 2020

"Worse things will happen in December if states aren't well prepared," the Supreme Court warned today as it sought status reports from Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam in two days over the spike in coronavirus cases in these states.

"Long Time Till We Return To Pre-Covid Era": AIIMS Director

India News | Written by Parmeshwar Bawa | Sunday November 15, 2020

Estimating a timeline of the decline of COVID-19 in India, medical experts told NDTV that India could hope to see a "curb in the spread of coronavirus in early 2021", but cautioned that "returning to the pre-Covid era will take a long time".

Coronavirus: India's Caseload Crosses 86 Lakh, Recovery Rate Rises To 92.79 Per Cent

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday November 11, 2020

With 44,281 new infections, India's total number of COVID-19 cases today went up to 86,36,012, and the 512 new deaths since Tuesday took the overall count to 1,27,571. The total active cases now stand at 4,94,657 following a decrease of 6,557 in the past 24 hrs. The total recoveries, too, have gone up by over 50,000 to little more than 80 lakh. Up ...

India Among Countries With Lowest Covid Cases Per Million: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 1, 2020

Active cases of COVID-19 in India remained below 6 lakh for the third consecutive day, comprising only 6.97 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

India's Active COVID-19 Cases Remain Below 10% Of Total Caseload: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 22, 2020

Active cases of COVID-19 in India have remained below 10 per cent of the total caseload for the last three days suggesting that only 1 in 10 cases are active coronavirus patients, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

India's Covid Deaths Cross 1-Lakh Mark, Over 64.7 Lakh Total Cases

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Saturday October 3, 2020

More than one lakh people have died of COVID-19 in India - the world's second worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic after US - as it recorded 1,069 deaths and total caseload crossed 64.7 lakh with 79,476 new cases, data released by the Health Ministry this morning showed. India now has 9,44,996 active COVID-19 cases and more than 54 lakh re...

Dr Reddy's Seeks Nod For Phase 3 Trial Of Russian Covid Vaccine In India

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 2, 2020

Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy's Laboratories has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India for permission to conduct phase-3 human clinical trials of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V against COVID-19 in India, sources said.

Coronavirus Super-Spreaders Drove Explosive Outbreak In India, Says Study

India News | Jason Gale, Bloomberg | Thursday October 1, 2020

Coronavirus super-spreaders were behind the explosion of Covid-19 in India, the country with the most cases after the U.S., researchers said.

At A Record 9.18 Lakh, India Inches Closer To A Million COVID-19 Tests A Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 20, 2020

With a record 9,18,470 tests been being done in a day, the cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in India have reached 3.26 crore even as the national positivity rate has fallen below 8 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said.

COVID-19 In India: Are Things Getting Better?

India News | NDTV Newsdesk | Sunday August 9, 2020

It is still far too early to be certain but the latest trends suggest that the Covid situation in India may be improving marginally.

India's COVID-19 Recovery Rate Rises To 67.19 Per Cent: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2020

A total of 51,706 patients have recuperated from COVID-19 in India in a span of 24 hours, the highest in a day, pushing the recovery rate to 67.19 per cent on Wednesday while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.09 per cent, the Union health ministry said.

Over 73.5 Lakh Samples Tested For COVID-19 In India Till June 23: Top Medical Body ICMR

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 25, 2020

Over 73.5 lakh samples have been tested for COVID-19 till June 23, of which 2.15 lakh were examined on Tuesday, the highest in a day since the beginning of the pandemic, ICMR officials said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus News Highlights: 14 More Die Of COVID-19 In West Bengal, Number Of Deaths Cross 100-Mark: Report

India News | Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Monday May 11, 2020

Coronavirus India Live Updates: Over 3,000 people tested positive for novel coronavirus or COVID-19 in India in 24 hours, taking the total to 59,662 cases, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. 95 people have died during this period, it said. At least 1,981 COVID-19 deaths have been reported so far and 17,847 patients have recovered, accordi...

3,561 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, Over 52,900 Total Cases, 1,783 Deaths

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Thursday May 7, 2020

India reported 3,561 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 52,952, government data shows. The highly infectious virus has claimed 89 lives during the same period, the Health Ministry said. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in India is 1,783. The rise in cases has come from Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad. So far 15...

Aarogya Setu App Has Been Downloaded by 9 Crore People: Government

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 6, 2020

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was informed about this on Tuesday by officials during its 14th meeting in which it also discussed various aspects pertaining to the “performance, impact and benefits” of the Aarogya Setu application.