India recorded a total of 16,561 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 4,42,23,557, according to the Union Health Ministry. The country also reported 49 new fatalities due to coronavirus on Friday, taking the Covid-related death coun to 5,26,928 . India’s active caseload currently stands at 1,23,535 and accounts for 0.31 per… Continue reading "India reports 16,561 fresh coronavirus cases"
Corbevax booster dose for people above 18 years of age in Tamil Nadu commenced from today. Corbevax is expected to be available as a booster dose on the COWin App in both public and private vaccination centres. Earlier, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that Corbevax will be available as a precaution dose after completion of 6 months or 26 weeks from… Continue reading "Corbevax booster dose administered in TN from today"
A fierce gun battle erupted between security forces and terrorists near an army installation in Jammu early Friday morning, two days ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the region. Two terrorists have been killed while a security officer has lost his life and four others injured in the shoot-out, officials said. The encounter started after security… Continue reading "2 Terrorists killed, officer dead in Jammu encounter ahead of PM’s visit"
India logged 16,051 new coronavirus infections, taking the virus tally to 4,28,38,524, while the active cases dipped to 2,02,131, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death count climbed to 5,12,109 with 206 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily COVID-19 cases have remained below one lakh for 15 consecutive days. The active cases comprise 0.47 per cent of the total infections, while… Continue reading "India logs 16,051 fresh coronavirus cases"
India has logged 653 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 21 states and UTs so far out of which 186 people have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 167 cases followed by Delhi at 165, Kerala 57, Telangana 55, Gujarat 49 and Rajasthan 46. With… Continue reading "India logs 653 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus"
India reported 34,457 cases, a marginal drop from yesterday. About 375 deaths were recorded during the period, according to the Health Ministry. India’s drug regulator on Friday approved Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 DNA vaccine for emergency use in adults and children aged 12 years and above, bringing in the sixth vaccine authorised for use in the country. Maharashtra, the worst-hit… Continue reading "34,567 fresh coronavirus cases reported in India"
Following recommendations from officials and health experts, the State government has extended the lockdown by another week, with a few relaxations. As the complete lockdown was scheduled to end at 6 am on 7 June, Stalin held a meeting with officials yesterday, including Chief Secretary V Iraianbu, Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan, officials from Revenue and Police department and health experts.… Continue reading "Lockdown extended in Tamilnadu"
Tamilnadu continued to witness a decline in daily coronavirus cases with 28,864 fresh infections being reported on Sunday. The toll mounted to 23,754 as 493 more people died due to the deadly disease in the last 24 hours in the state, the health department said. Recoveries outnumbered the new cases with 32,982 people walking out of health care institutions, totaling… Continue reading "Fresh cases continue to decrease in Tamilnadu"