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India's COVID-19 death toll crosses 3 lakh

May 24, 2021, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi: India recorded yet another spike in deaths due to COVID-19 as 4454 people succumbed to the virus.

India continues to record high COVID-19 deaths as 4194 people succumb to virus in past 24 hours 

May 22, 2021, at 03:03 pm

New Delhi: India continued to record high fatalities due to COVID-19 as the country witnessed 4,194 deaths in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.

India's daily recoveries exceed fresh Covid cases for eighth day: Health Ministry

May 21, 2021, at 09:42 pm

New Delhi/UNI: With 3,57,295 recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours, India’s daily recoveries outnumbered the new Covid cases for the eighth consecutive day, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.

India once again registers over 4000 daily deaths due to COVID-19

May 21, 2021, at 03:18 pm

New Delhi: India, one of the worst hit nations in the world, continued to record high daily casualties due to COVID-19 as 4209 fresh deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.

Indian study finds chances of hospitalisation only 0.06% after Covid vaccination

May 20, 2021, at 05:10 am

New Delhi: An Indian study has found that  only 0.06 per cent of people need hospitalisation after Covid vaccination and 97.38 per cent of those vaccinated were protected from the virus, media reports said.

India records less than 3 Lakh daily new cases for three successive days

May 19, 2021, at 10:23 pm

New Delhi: India’s Daily Recoveries outnumber Daily New Cases for the sixth consecutive day. 3,89,851 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.

COVID-19: India's daily recoveries more than 4 lakh in the country

May 18, 2021, at 10:26 pm

New Delhi: In a landmark achievement, with the dedication and tireless effort of all the healthcare and frontline workers, India has recorded daily recoveries of more than 4 lakh COVID patients in a single day for the first time.

India records 4329 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

May 18, 2021, at 03:28 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 4329 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, registering another massive spike in casualty figures due to the deadly virus, as per Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.

Slight dip: India records 2.81 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

May 17, 2021, at 03:33 pm

New Delhi: Giving a slight ray of hope, India's COVID-19 daily count dropped below the 3 lakh mark for the first time since Apr 21.

India witnesses slight fall in Covid cases

May 15, 2021, at 08:44 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India on Saturday registered a slight decline of 31,091 Corona cases in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan tweets advice to detect, manage Black Fungus 

May 14, 2021, at 06:00 pm

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday tweeted his advice to the people to detect and manage Black Fungus.

India registers 343,144 new Covid-19 cases, 4000 deaths 

May 14, 2021, at 04:37 pm

New Delhi: India on Friday registered 343,144 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.

India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like ‘wildfire’, warns UN Children’s Fund

May 08, 2021, at 05:25 pm

New York: A new wave of COVID-19 infections is spreading like “wildfire” across India, leaving many youngsters destitute, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Friday.

DRDO to set up 500 Medical Oxygen Plants within three months under PM CARES Fund

May 07, 2021, at 09:34 pm

New Delhi: The Medical Oxygen Plant (MOP) technology, developed by DRDO for On‐Board Oxygen Generation for LCA, Tejas by DEBEL, DRDO will now help in fighting the current crisis of oxygen for COVID-19 patients.

India records over 4 lakh daily COVID-19 cases

May 01, 2021, at 03:27 pm

New Delhi: India recorded over 4 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.

UN providing equipment and supplies to help India fight rapid COVID-19 surge

Apr 30, 2021, at 05:46 pm

New York: The United Nations is supporting India as the country battles a major surge in COVID-19 cases which on Wednesday saw the overall reported death toll top 201,000, according to latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures. Confirmed cases stand at just under 18 million nationwide.

India records 3498 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours 

Apr 30, 2021, at 03:32 pm

New Delhi: India recorded  3498 deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.

WHO tells India to address critical gaps urgently

Apr 29, 2021, at 01:20 am

The World Health Organization Wednesdasy said filling critical gaps in essential medical supplies and hospital capacities should be top priority as India battles surge in COVID-19 cases. “The current rapid surge of COVID-19 cases has put immense pressure on the health systems, already overburdened since the start of the pandemic. We need to act with speed, expand hospital capacities and equip them with medical supplies, most needed to save lives,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region.

Russia to send medical aid to India

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:42 pm

Moscow/UNI: Russia will send medical aid to India in the next few days to help in fight against second COVID wave, Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Indian American doctors’ body lends helping hand to India’s Covid fight

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:30 pm

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic medical organization in the US with over 80,000 members, has reached out to Covid-battered India by arranging oxygen concentrators, facilitating tele-consultations and giving a call for generous donations.

Indians in Saudi Arabia come forward to support Covid-hit people back home

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:25 pm

A group of likeminded Indians in Saudi Arabia has started a drive on social media to make available plasma, blood, oxygen, oxygen cylinders needed by their countrymen back home and in the Gulf region who have been hit by a massive Covid 19 wave.

One lakh portable oxygen concentrators to be procured from PM CARES fund

Apr 28, 2021, at 10:16 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned the procurement of 1 Lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators from the PM Cares Fund

India witnesses 2023 new COVID-19 deaths, nearly 3 lakh fresh cases in past 24 hours 

Apr 21, 2021, at 03:36 pm

New Delhi: India witnessed a massive spike in COVID-19 deaths as 2023 people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health website.

Biggest daily spike: India registers 1761 deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours

Apr 20, 2021, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 1761 deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a massive spike in the casualty figure registered in the country during the period of a single day, as per Ministry of Health released data.

India’s cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 11crores

Apr 14, 2021, at 10:10 pm

New Delhi: The total number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 11 Cr today on the fourth day of the Tika Utsav.

India approves Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine: Reports

Apr 12, 2021, at 10:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of central government on Monday gave its nod for the emergency use authorization of the Russia's COVID-19 vaccine SPUTNIK V, sources said.

India’s cumulative vaccination coverage achieves a landmark of 10 crore with over 35 lakh doses given in last 24 hours

Apr 12, 2021, at 01:35 am

New Delhi: The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 10 Cr today.

India records slight dip in daily COVID-19 case count 

Apr 06, 2021, at 04:00 pm

New Delhi: After marking over 1 lakh cases, India witnessed a slight dip in daily case count and  96,982 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, official figures said on Tuesday.

Spike continues: India records 1,03,558 new cases in past 24 hours 

Apr 05, 2021, at 03:04 pm

New Delhi: India reported 1,03,558 new cases in the past 24 hours, marking a massive spike in the daily count of COVID-19 cases, as per Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

India records another big spike in daily COVID-19 cases: Over 81000 cases registered in past 24 hours, 469 deaths 

Apr 02, 2021, at 03:17 pm

New Delhi: India registered 469 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours and also added 81,466 new cases during the same period, the Ministry of Health released data revealed on Friday.