Tag: Union Health Ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 7,315 and the total number of cases climbed to 2,56,611 in the country, registering an increase of 206 deaths and 9,983 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Monday. The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 1,25,381 while 1,24,095 […]

New Delhi: India recorded over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day for the first time, taking the tally to 2,97,535, while the death toll rose to 8,498 with a record single-day spike of 396 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country has registered 10,956 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 […]

India so far has reported over 3.80 lakh confirmed COVID-19 cases, 13,586 new infections in the last 24 hours, with an overall recovery count above 2 lakh. The trend is changing, and so are the COVID figures. The national recovery rate has touched 53.79%, up from 38.29% on May 18, while over 20 States have […]

New Delhi: India has conducted a record 8,48,728 tests for detection of COVID-19 in a day with an aim to achieve a daily target of 10 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The cumulative figure of tests has now gone up to 2,76,94,416 as a result of ramping up of testing facilities on […]

New Delhi: The key findings of the second round of sero-survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) suggested that India had 87 million Covid-19 patients by the end of August. Sharing the details during the weekly press briefing of the Union Health Ministry on on Tuesday, ICMR Director-General Balram Bharghav said that […]

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday deputed high level Central teams to Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. These States have been reporting a surge in the number of new Covid cases in the recent days. Each team comprises of a Joint Secretary, who is the nodal officer […]

New Delhi: With 48,648 fresh COVID-19 infections, India’s caseload rose to 81,37,119 on Saturday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 74-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate to 91.34 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country’s COVID-19 death toll climbed to 1,21,641 with 551 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry Wednesday asked state governments to initiate steps for reopening of medical colleges from December 1 or before it, but with strict adherence to all COVID-19 related guidelines. Educational institutions in the country have been closed since March in view of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to the chief […]

New Delhi: Ahead of the roll-out of coronavirus vaccine in a few days, another dry-run will be conducted across the country on January 8. The Central Government is gearing up for the roll-out of COVID19 vaccine across the country. Union Health Ministry has been pro-actively carrying out the preparations for roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, in […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that India is placed second after the US in terms of daily Covid-19 vaccination numbers. According to the Health Ministry data,…

New Delhi: The Union health Ministry on Thursday said that nearly ten lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated till now, with no death following the vaccination drive. “A total of 9,99,065 beneficiaries vaccinated till 06:00 pm. No case of serious or severe adverse event following immunisation attributed to vaccination till date,” Health Ministry Additional Secretary Manohar […]

New Delhi: With 14,256 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the Covid-19 tally in India rose to 1,06,39,684 while the recoveries have surged to 1,02,83,708, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. For the past 16 days, the country has been recording less than 20,000 daily new infections even as […]

New Delhi: Around 89 lakh children under five years of age, as per provisional data, were given polio drops across the country on Sunday on the occasion of Polio National Immunization Day, also known as ‘Polio Ravivar’, the Union health ministry said. The vaccination was done at around 7 lakh booths which were staffed with […]

New Delhi: As many as 187 persons in India have been identified with UK COVID-19 variant, while 4 returnees from South Africa have been identified with the South African strain of Coronavirus today, informed Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). All confirmed cases are quarantined and treated. Meanwhile, their […]

New Delhi: A new “double mutant variant” of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in India in addition to the several “variants of concern” that have already been found in at least 18 states, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Some of these “variants of concern” had earlier been detected abroad. The ministry, however, said it […]