India reported 92,596 new cases COVID-19 cases and 2,219 new deaths today. The country has so far reported a total of 2,90,89, 069 cases and 3,53,528 deaths. The positivity rate – number of positive cases identified per 100 – stood at 4.67 per cent. It was the second straight day that India reported a positivity rate below 5 per cent.… Continue reading "India reports 92,596 fresh cases"
Twenty children of 12-18 years have been vaccinated till now as part of the clinical trial of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for this age group, officials associated with the Covid project at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna have said. Over 100 minors have lined up for the trials till now, according to them. These trials will be conducted… Continue reading "AIIMS Patna to setup Covaxin trials on children"
Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian on Sunday said the State government will take efforts to float fresh global tenders for vaccine procurement. The decision to float the tender has been taken after the previous global tender by the government for vaccine procurement, which closed on Saturday, failed to attract any bidders. “It is unfortunate that no bidders… Continue reading "TN government to float fresh tenders for vaccine procurement"
India’s positivity rate was recorded below 10 per cent for the tenth straight day as 1.34 lakh fresh Covid cases and 2,887 deaths were recorded, the government data this morning showed. The country has administered over 22 crore vaccine doses since January and has an aim to vaccinate all eligible people by the end of this year. The Supreme Court… Continue reading "India’s positivity rate continues to be below 10 per cent for tenth straight day"
Covid has infected over 2.57 crore people in India, with over 2.76 lakh fresh cases in the last 24 hours. The death count has touched 2,87,122 with 3,874 more dying of the infection. Many states are reporting black fungus cases in those recovered. Over 20.55 lakh samples were tested for the infection in the last 24 hours, accounting for the… Continue reading "India reports 2.76 lakh fresh coronavirus cases"
Actor and DMDK founder Vijayakanth has been admitted in a hospital today morning after he complained of breathlessness. It is said the he was rushed to the hospital at 3am. A statement from the part said that his health status is now stable, and is expected to return home in a few days post proper treatment. The Statement also asked… Continue reading "Vijayakanth hospitalised after developing breathlessness"
India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 2,54,96,330 with 2,67,334 new infections, while the recoveries have surged to 2,19,86,363, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death count increased to 2,83,248 with 4,529 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The government on Tuesday said only 1.8 per cent of the country’s population… Continue reading "India’s daily corona count continues to reduce"
For the second consecutive day India reported less than three lakh cases with 2.67 fresh cases in the past 24 hours. However, 4,329 deaths were reported. More than 25 lakh Covid cases have been reported and over 32,000 patients have died in the country in a week (since May 11). The active cases further reduced to 33,53,765 comprising 13.29 per… Continue reading "India records less than 3 lakh cases for second day in a row"
India recorded 3,66,161 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day, which pushed the tally to 2,26,62,575, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The death count climbed to 2,46,116 with 3,754 daily deaths, the data updated at 8 am showed. Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 37,36,648, comprising 16.76 per cent of the total infections,… Continue reading "India records 3,66,161 new cases"
Up to 3,980 people died of Covid in India the past 24 hours, the highest in a day so far, pushing total fatalities to 2,30,168.The country also set a new grim record in its daily Covid numbers with 4.12 lakh infections. Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand have seen a rise in both the number of daily cases and… Continue reading "In a new high 3,980 people die of Covid in India"