59 deaths, 2914 fresh Covid-19 cases recorded in Punjab

Mar 30, 2021, at 02:14 am

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab on Monday registered 2914 new Covid cases and 59 deaths due to the fatal infection, raising the infection tally to 2,34,602 and death toll 6749 in the state.

With 62, 714 fresh Covid cases, India records highest single-day jump in nearly 5 months

Mar 28, 2021, at 05:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded a massive spike of 62, 714 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day rise in nearly five months, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

With 43,846 fresh Covid cases, India witnesses highest daily spike in 4 months

Mar 21, 2021, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, setting another highest daily-spike record in nearly four months, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.

Coronavirus vaccines to be capped at Rs. 250 per shot in private hospitals: Centre

Feb 28, 2021, at 04:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Coronavirus vaccines will be capped at Rs. 250 per shot at private hospitals and health centres, the Union Health Ministry has said in a statement.

India sees steepest rise in active coronavirus cases since Nov end

Feb 23, 2021, at 03:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India witnessed a massive spike in active coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours with 4,421 infections, which is the steepest rise since the end of November.

India is now 3rd topmost country with highest doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered: Centre

Feb 07, 2021, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India has become the third topmost country in the world in terms of the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered. Only the United States and the United Kingdom remain ahead of India.

India reports less than 20,000 daily new cases of Covid-19 since past 7 days: Centre

Jan 15, 2021, at 01:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The ongoing trend of contraction of India’s daily new cases continues with the country recording less than 20,000 daily new cases since the last 7 days, the Union Health Ministry stated on Thursday

Air India, SpiceJet, GoAir, and IndiGo transport 56.5 lakh doses of SII's Covishield across India

Jan 12, 2021, at 05:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The first batches of coronavirus vaccine began rolling out on early Tuesday from the Pune facility of Serum Institute of India with a total of 56.5 lakh doses to be transported during the day by Air India, SpiceJet, GoAir, and IndiGo, said media reports.

Mamata Banerjee announces free Covid-19 vaccine for every citizen in West Bengal

Jan 10, 2021, at 06:56 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced that the state government is arranging to make Covid-19 vaccines available to all its citizens at free of cost.

'Maintain strict vigil': Centre directs 4 states amid rise in Covid-19 cases

Jan 08, 2021, at 02:07 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to four states-Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal-urging them to maintain a 'strict vigil' in curbing the spike in Covid-19 cases.

India registers 18,177 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, 217 deaths

Jan 03, 2021, at 06:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 18,177 fresh infections in the last 24 hours taking the total Coronavirus cases to 1,03,23,965 on Sunday, the Union Health Ministry data showed.

India records lowest daily rise of Covid-19 cases in nearly 6 months

Dec 27, 2020, at 05:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India's fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours stood at 18,732, the lowest daily rise in nearly six months.

India records 26,624 fresh Covid-19 cases, 341 new deaths

Dec 20, 2020, at 05:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 26,624 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 1,00,31,223, the Health Ministry data showed on Sunday morning.

India's Covid-19 recovery rate improves to 94.93 pct, active cases stand at 3,56,546

Dec 13, 2020, at 05:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India registered a fresh jump of 30,254 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 98.57 lakhs, the Union Health Ministry data stated on Sunday morning.

India's active Covid-19 caseload drops to 4,03,248, lowest in 4 months

Dec 06, 2020, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India's total active Covid-19 caseload dropped to 4,03,248, the lowest in 137 days amid registration of fresh infections of 36,011 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry bulletin said on Sunday.

India's Covid-19 tally nears 91 lakh, Delhi witnesses highest single-day cases, deaths

Nov 22, 2020, at 05:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, added 45,209 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the total number of infections in the country to 90.95 lakh, the Union Health Ministry data showed on Sunday.

India's coronavirus tally touches 88.14 lakh with over 41000 fresh cases

Nov 15, 2020, at 05:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: With a fresh jump of 41,100 cases in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus count has touched 88.14 lakh, the Union Health Minister said in a bulletin on Sunday.

India adds 61,871 fresh Covid-19 infections in last 24 hrs, tally nears 75-lakh mark

Oct 18, 2020, at 05:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 61,871 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally near the 75-lakh mark, the Health Ministry stated in its daily bulletin on Sunday.

India reports massive single-day spike with over 90,000 Covid-19 cases

Sep 06, 2020, at 04:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported the biggest single-day spike of 90,632 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally past the 41-lakh mark, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.

Herd immunity needed to combat Coronavirus infection: Indian public health expert

Apr 24, 2020, at 02:25 pm

Kolkata, Apr 24 (UNI) Herd Immunity is the only Iasting solution to the Coronavirus pandemic, says a public health expert.

West Bengal reports another death due to COVID-19, confusion over official toll

Apr 01, 2020, at 11:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A 66-year-old man from Kolkata's Nayabad area, who had earlier tested positive for novel coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at a private health facility at Panchasayar area, died on Wednesday evening, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the state to seven, reports said. However, the state has officially confirmed only three deaths due to novel coronavirus infection so far.

India needs 49-day lockdown to combat COVID-19: Cambridge study

Mar 31, 2020, at 12:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The three weeks lockdown in India may not be enough to combat the spread of novel Coronavirus, the country needs complete 49-day confinement, a new study from the University of Cambridge suggested.