Up testing in NCR, bring positivity rate below 10%: Centre to Haryana
4 years, 5 months ago

Up testing in NCR, bring positivity rate below 10%: Centre to Haryana

Hindustan Times  

The central government wants Haryana to increase coronavirus testing to a minimum of 140 samples per million per day particularly in the national capital region districts of Faridabad, Gurugram and Sonepat and ensure that Faridabad and Gurugram have a sample positivity rate of less than 10%. Faridabad, Gurugram and Sonepat abutting Delhi have a sample positivity rate of over 6%, regarded as a critical value as per the parameters of the Union health ministry. As per the statistics shared on Thursday by the Centre’s empowered group set up to devise medical emergency management plan, Faridabad and Gurugram districts were achieving the testing criteria set by the central government, testing 192 and 482 samples per million per day respectively. As per state health department statistics, 10 districts – Panchkula, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Charkhi Dadri, Hisar, Kaithal, Fatehabad, Jind, Yamunanagar and Sirsa— have a sample positivity rate of less than 2 %, a desirable value as per the Union health ministry.

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Delhi adds 564 Covid cases, one death; positivity rate at 14.93%
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi adds 564 Covid cases, one death; positivity rate at 14.93%

Hindustan Times  

Delhi reported 564 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 14.93 per cent, and one Covid-related fatality on Saturday, according to data shared by the city government's health department. The fresh cases emerged from 3,778 tests, including 2,738 RT-PCR/CBNAAT/True Nat tests, conducted the previous day. The fresh cases emerged from 3,778 tests, including 2,738 RT-PCR/CBNAAT/True Nat tests, conducted the …

Doctors advise caution as Delhi's Covid positivity rate shoots up to 26.58 per cent
1 year, 8 months ago

Doctors advise caution as Delhi's Covid positivity rate shoots up to 26.58 per cent

India Today  

Medical experts advised people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and get booster shots of vaccines as Delhi recorded 484 fresh Covid-19 cases and three fatalities from the infection in the 24 hours ending on Monday evening. The positivity rate of the national capital stood at 26.58 per cent on Monday, meaning that nearly one in every four people tested returned a …

As Covid cases rise in India, Nitish Kumar urges Centre to provide fresh vaccine stocks
1 year, 8 months ago

As Covid cases rise in India, Nitish Kumar urges Centre to provide fresh vaccine stocks

India TV News  

Asserting that his government was 'alert' in view of the rising incidence of COVID cases in some parts of the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday urged the Centre to provide fresh stocks of COVID vaccine vials so that administering of jabs, which is currently on hold, could be resumed. "Our testing rate is much higher than the …

Delhi records 509 fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate crosses 25% mark
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi records 509 fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate crosses 25% mark

The Hindu  

Delhi's COVID-19 positivity rate breached the 25% mark on April 5 as the city recorded 509 fresh cases in a single day. Delhi had recorded 521 cases on April 4, the highest single-day rise since August 27 last year, and one fatality, according to data shared by the city health department. Delhi recorded 293 fresh cases on April 3 with …

Delhi sees 521 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, highest since August 27 last year
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi sees 521 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, highest since August 27 last year

India TV News  

Delhi has recorded 521 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 711 fresh coronavirus cases, a sharp rise of 463 compared to the previous day, and four fatalities, the health department said. Coronavirus figures in Maharashtra are as follows: Fresh cases 711, fresh fatalities 4; active cases 3,532, tests 8,951, total cases 81,46,301, total …

Covid cases record another high, Haryana issues new guidelines: Top developments
1 year, 8 months ago

Covid cases record another high, Haryana issues new guidelines: Top developments

Live Mint  

India has been witnessing a steady rise in Covid-19 cases for the last few days and is recording new daily highs which is causing the health officials to take the note of the coronavirus situation in the country. 73 pc A total of 3016 new Covid cases were recorded in the last 24 hours across the country with a daily …

Ajay Banga, World Bank Prez Nominee, Tests Covid Positive; Had to Meet PM Modi, Sitharaman Today
1 year, 9 months ago

Ajay Banga, World Bank Prez Nominee, Tests Covid Positive; Had to Meet PM Modi, Sitharaman Today

News 18  

World Bank presidential nominee Ajay Banga has tested positive for Covid-19 during routine testing in New Delhi where he was travelling on the last leg of his world tour, and is currently quarantining in isolation, the Department of Treasury said Thursday. The country has recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 7,026, according to Union Health …

Delhi reports 10 Covid-19 cases, 1 death, positivity rate rises to 0.41%
2 years ago

Delhi reports 10 Covid-19 cases, 1 death, positivity rate rises to 0.41%

India Today  

Delhi logged 10 Covid-19 cases with an increased positivity rate of 0.41 per cent and one fatality on Thursday, according to data shared by the health department. The national capital had logged five cases with a positivity rate of 0.19 per cent and one fatality on Wednesday. CM KEJRIWAL HOLDS MEETING Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said …

Covid update: India sees rise in infections; active cases further decline
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid update: India sees rise in infections; active cases further decline

Live Mint  

India has reported rise in infections with 4,272 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The active cases comprise 0.09 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.72 per cent, the health ministry said. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.35 per …

India Adds 9,531 Covid Cases, 26 Deaths; Decline in Active Cases
2 years, 4 months ago

India Adds 9,531 Covid Cases, 26 Deaths; Decline in Active Cases

News 18  

India on Monday logged 9,531 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,48,960, while the number of active cases came down to 97,648, according to Union Health ministry data. The active cases comprise 0.22 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.59 per cent, the ministry said. The daily positivity rate was …

India sees slight decline in Covid cases with 9,531 new infections
2 years, 4 months ago

India sees slight decline in Covid cases with 9,531 new infections

Live Mint  

India reported slight decline in Covid cases with 9,531 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,48,960, The decline in cases comes a day after the country reported 11,539 cases on Sunday. The active cases comprise 0.22 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.59 per cent, the ministry said. The daily …

In HP, Covid positivity rate shoots up to 16.9%
2 years, 4 months ago

In HP, Covid positivity rate shoots up to 16.9%

Hindustan Times  

Himachal Pradesh’s Covid tally breached the three-lakh mark on Monday as 859 more people tested positive for the virus. Meanwhile, the positivity rate in the state touched 16.9% last week, with Mandi, Kangra, Shimla and Kullu among the worst-affected districts. Kangra, which was also the worst-hit district in terms of the total number of cases reported last week, clocked a …

India Adds 13,086 Covid Cases in 24 Hrs, Active Infections Rise to 1,14,475
2 years, 5 months ago

India Adds 13,086 Covid Cases in 24 Hrs, Active Infections Rise to 1,14,475

News 18  

India added 13,086 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,35,31,650, while the active cases increased to 1,14,475, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.53 per cent, the ministry said. The daily …

Mumbai logs 1,648 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate moves closer to 30%
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai logs 1,648 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate moves closer to 30%

India Today  

Mumbai reported 1,648 new Covid-19 cases but the positivity rate went up from 16.88 per cent to 20 per cent on Wednesday. The financial capital currently remains the top contributor to the state’s daily Covid-19 tally with a weekly positivity rate of 16 per cent, also the highest among other districts. According to experts, the positivity rate in Mumbai is …

Maharashtra sees slight dip in Covid cases today; Mumbai remains a worry with 15.39% positivity rate
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra sees slight dip in Covid cases today; Mumbai remains a worry with 15.39% positivity rate

India TV News  

Highlights Maharashtra on Friday reported 4,165 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths Mumbai contributed 2,255 new coronavirus infections out of the state's total tally For the third time this week, the test positivity rate in Mumbai was above 15 per cent Maharashtra on Friday reported 4,165 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths, according to data provided by the …

Uptick in Covid cases: State refuses to reintroduce curbs
2 years, 6 months ago

Uptick in Covid cases: State refuses to reintroduce curbs

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai Even as the positivity rates in five Maharashtra districts are increasing, the state cabinet has decided not to implement any fresh restrictions but increase testing and enhance tracing on Monday. As per the presentation, Mumbai has seen a 135% increase in the cases recorded between May 23-29 and May 30-June 5 State health minister Rajesh Tope said that the …

Covid-19 Updates on May 3, 2022: 103 new cases, zero fatality in Bengaluru
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Updates on May 3, 2022: 103 new cases, zero fatality in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru witnessed a hike in the daily Covid-19 caseload as the city reported 103 new cases on Monday from 93 cases reported on Sunday. The case positivity rate in the state now stands at 0.98 per cent on Sunday. As per data shared by the Karnataka Health Department, the state has administered a total of 54,911 vaccines on 2nd May …

COVID-19 | Daily cases rise to 3,157, positivity up at 1.07%
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 | Daily cases rise to 3,157, positivity up at 1.07%

The Hindu  

India’s COVID positivity rate went past 1% again after over two months as the country witnessed a single-day rise of 3,157 infections and 26 fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. At 1.07%, the daily positivity rate went past 1% again after a little over two months, the Ministry said. Positivity rate refers to percentage of all …

Madhya Pradesh logs 11 new Covid-19 cases; active tally at 62
2 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh logs 11 new Covid-19 cases; active tally at 62

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh on Friday recorded 11 new cases of Covid-19 that raised the tally of infections to 10,41,292, an official from the state health department said. The central state is now left with 62 active cases, and the positivity rate stood at 0.1 per cent, he said. With the addition of 7,897 swab samples examined during the day, the total …

Mumbai’s case positivity exceeds 1%, first time since February
2 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai’s case positivity exceeds 1%, first time since February

Hindustan Times  

The city’s daily test positivity rate crossed 1% on Wednesday, first time in more than two months, with 98 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the total tally to 10,58,060. “There is a minor spike in the daily cases and this is happening due to community transmission which is the result of people not following Covid appropriate behaviour in the city,” Dr …

632 Covid cases in Delhi in 24 hours - up 26% from Monday, positivity rate drops to 4.42%
2 years, 8 months ago

632 Covid cases in Delhi in 24 hours - up 26% from Monday, positivity rate drops to 4.42%

India Today  

Delhi today logged a 26 per cent spike in daily Covid-19 cases with 632 infections in 24 hours - the highest since February 17. The positivity rate - the number of infections per hundred tests - dropped from 7.72 per cent yesterday to 4.42 per cent. 14,299 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, of which 7,691 were RT-PCR …

Coronavirus News Updates: India Reports 1,150 New Covid-19 Cases; Active Caseload at 11,558; Delhi Plans to Impose Rs 500 Mask Fine
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: India Reports 1,150 New Covid-19 Cases; Active Caseload at 11,558; Delhi Plans to Impose Rs 500 Mask Fine

News 18  

Coronavirus News Updates: With 1,150 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,42,097, while the active cases increased to 11,558, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. Delhi on Saturday recorded nearly 26 per cent jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours …

India Records 4,362 Covid-19 Cases in Last 24 Hours, Lowest Daily Tally Since May 2020
2 years, 9 months ago

India Records 4,362 Covid-19 Cases in Last 24 Hours, Lowest Daily Tally Since May 2020

News 18  

India has recorded its lowest daily COVID-19 cases since May 17, 2020, at 4,362, which took the total tally to 4,29,67,315, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The active COVID-19 cases in the country has dipped to 54,118 and comprised 0.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to …

Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 15,102 new cases with positivity rate at 1.28%; 278 deaths
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 15,102 new cases with positivity rate at 1.28%; 278 deaths

India TV News  

Highlights Total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 1,64,522 today The total death toll in the country is now at 5,12,622 Daily positivity rate is at 1.28 per cent on Feb 23 COVID-19 India News Updates : India recorded 15,102 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 278 deaths due to the infection in the past …

With 370 Covid cases in 24 hours, Delhi's positivity rate drops below 1%
2 years, 10 months ago

With 370 Covid cases in 24 hours, Delhi's positivity rate drops below 1%

India Today  

Delhi on Monday reported 370 coronavirus cases and four fatalities, according to data shared by the health department. The Covid-19 positivity rate dropped below one per cent for the first time since December 29 last year. The positivity has been recorded at 0.94% lowest since December 29, 2021, when the positivity rate was 1.2 per cent. On Sunday, Delhi had …

Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 50,407 new cases with positivity rate at 3.48%; 804 deaths
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 50,407 new cases with positivity rate at 3.48%; 804 deaths

India TV News  

Highlights Total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 6,10,443 today The total death toll in the country is now at 5,07,981 The daily positivity rate is at 3.48 per cent on Feb 12 COVID-19 India News Updates : India recorded 50,407 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 804 deaths due to the infection in the …

Omicron Updates: Delhi Reports 977 New Cases, 12 Deaths; Gautam Buddha Nagar Lifts Covid Curbs
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron Updates: Delhi Reports 977 New Cases, 12 Deaths; Gautam Buddha Nagar Lifts Covid Curbs

News 18  

Delhi on Friday reported 977 fresh COVID-19 cases and 12 more deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 1.73 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. India saw a single day rise of 58,077 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases to 4,25,36,137, while the active cases have declined to 6,97,802, according to Union health …

Coronavirus updates | January 13, 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus updates | January 13, 2022

The Hindu  

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is dangerous, and especially so for those who have not been vaccinated against the disease, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. -TH Delhi Bureau National Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 216 days India logged 2,47,417 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 236 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,63,17,927 which …

Covid in India: Testing rates in poll-bound states much lower than others, shows data
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid in India: Testing rates in poll-bound states much lower than others, shows data

India Today  

Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra made a sweeping statement about Covid cases while announcing the polling dates of five poll-bound states last week. Data accessed by India Today and analysed by India Today’s Data Intelligence Unit shows that average daily testing in three of the five poll-bound states — Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand — has not increased …

Patna accounts for 43% new Covid cases in Bihar
2 years, 11 months ago

Patna accounts for 43% new Covid cases in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

Patna accounted for 1,956 new Covid-19 cases in Bihar, which was over 43% of the total 4,526 cases reported in the state on Saturday, and the state capital’s test positivity rate jumped from 12.26% to over 20% in the last three days, said officials in the state health department. The test positivity rate of Muzaffarpur, which reported 263 new cases …

Covid-19 Update: Omicron Cases Tally Over 2100, Daily Positivity Rate Rises To 4.18% | Check State Wise List
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 Update: Omicron Cases Tally Over 2100, Daily Positivity Rate Rises To 4.18% | Check State Wise List

ABP News  

New Delhi: India has registered a massive surge in daily Coronavirus cases as the country reported 58,097 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 18,466 fresh coronavirus positive cases, around 52 per cent or 6,303 cases more than the previous day's tally, and 20 fatalities, the state health department said. Mumbai records over 10,000 fresh …

Delhi reports over 5,000 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs, positivity rate at 8.37%
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi reports over 5,000 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs, positivity rate at 8.37%

India Today  

Delhi recorded 5481 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the last 24 hours stood at 1,575 while 531 patients were admitted to hospitals. A total of 65,487 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours with 50,461 RT-PCR tests and 15,026 Rapid Antigen tests. READ: Delhi …

Delhi: Omicron variant found in 84% of samples tested; positivity rate climbs to 6.5%
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi: Omicron variant found in 84% of samples tested; positivity rate climbs to 6.5%

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi Health Minister today said that 84% of samples tested had the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant of Covid-19 continues to raise the alarm in the national capital, as Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said the latest genome sequencing report shows the new variant of coronavirus has been found in 84 per cent of the samples tested. …

Centre concerned over declining Covid testing rates, writes to 13 states, UTs
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre concerned over declining Covid testing rates, writes to 13 states, UTs

India Today  

Citing multiple surges in coronavirus cases in several countries, the Union Health Ministry has written to 13 states and union territories, including West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab, expressing concerns over declining weekly testing rates and spiking positivity rates in some districts. In a letter to Nagaland, Sikkim, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, West …

53 School Girls, 22 MBBS Students Test Positive for Covid-19 in Odisha
3 years, 1 month ago

53 School Girls, 22 MBBS Students Test Positive for Covid-19 in Odisha

News 18  

Fifty-three girl pupils of a government-aided high school in Odisha’s Sundargarh district and 22 MBBS students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla in Sambalpur tested positive for COVID-19 in the last three days, a health official said. The state’s coronavirus tally rose to 10,47,386 on Tuesday as 212 more people, including 70 children, tested positive …

COVID-19: Centre writes to Ladakh, Puducherry over rising coronavirus cases; urges caution
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19: Centre writes to Ladakh, Puducherry over rising coronavirus cases; urges caution

India TV News  

Highlights The Health Ministry has urged the UTs to take pre-emptive action to gain control over the situation A decrease has been noted in the proportion of RT-PCR testing in the Union Territory In view of the rising weekly coronavirus cases, testing and positivity rate in Puducherry and Ladakh, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday wrote to the Union Territories …

Centre asks Bengal and Assam to enforce strict COVID-19 measures amid surge in positivity rates, decreasing testing
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre asks Bengal and Assam to enforce strict COVID-19 measures amid surge in positivity rates, decreasing testing

Firstpost  

Additional Secretary in the Union Health Ministry, Arti Ahuja, highlighted increase in weekly new COVID-19 cases since 20 October till 26 October and early signs of rise in positivity since the last four weeks till 25 October New Delhi: In view of rising coronavirus cases, weekly positivity rates and decreasing testing figures in Assam and West Bengal, the Centre has …

5 Maharashtra districts contribute 70% Covid cases in state
3 years, 3 months ago

5 Maharashtra districts contribute 70% Covid cases in state

Hindustan Times  

Even as Maharashtra sees an overall downward trend in daily Covid-19 infections, five districts have added 70% of the state’s active cases between September 5 and 14, and the weekly positivity rate from eight districts is higher than the state’s average. On Thursday, of the 3,595 cases reported, 2,668 or 74.21% of cases came from Mumbai, Ahmednagar, Pune, Solapur, Satara, …

India logs 30,570 fresh COVID cases, over 38,000 recoveries in 24 hours; active cases decline to 3.42 lakh
3 years, 3 months ago

India logs 30,570 fresh COVID cases, over 38,000 recoveries in 24 hours; active cases decline to 3.42 lakh

India TV News  

India recorded new 30,570 cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 431 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, the country saw a total of 38,303 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.62 per cent and total recoveries …

Kerala Logs 15,058 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 99 Deaths
3 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Logs 15,058 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 99 Deaths

News 18  

Kerala on Monday logged 15,058 fresh Covid-19 cases and 99 deaths which pushed the total infections to 43,90,489 and the death toll to 22,650. The Test Positivity Rate was recorded at 16.39 per cent after testing 91,885 samples in the last 24 hours, a state government release said. The bulletin also said that since Sunday, 28,439 people recovered from the …

Conduct 15,000 swab tests daily, Angara tells officials
3 years, 3 months ago

Conduct 15,000 swab tests daily, Angara tells officials

The Hindu  

Asking Health Department staff to increase the number swab tests to 15,000 daily, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister S. Angara said on Monday that the staff should work in tandem with elected representatives, ASHAs, anganwadi workers and volunteers to ensure that those in home quarantine strictly complied with quarantine norms. Reviewing the COVID-19 situation in Dakshina Kannada, Mr. Angara said …

UP Reports Only 21 Fresh Cases Out of 1.87 Lakh Samples Tested in Last 24 Hours
3 years, 3 months ago

UP Reports Only 21 Fresh Cases Out of 1.87 Lakh Samples Tested in Last 24 Hours

News 18  

In what could be termed as a major boost to Uttar Pradesh in the fight against the novel coronavirus, as many as 23 Uttar Pradesh districts with active and fresh Covid-19 cases declining to zero. With an emphasis on strict screening, treatment and vaccination have added to Uttar Pradesh’s success in checking the Covid-curve, the state’s recovery rate has climbed …

Test positivity rate drops below 2% in Dakshina Kannada
3 years, 3 months ago

Test positivity rate drops below 2% in Dakshina Kannada

The Hindu  

With over 11,000 sample tests being done in the last three days in Dakshina Kannada, COVID-19 test positivity rate dropped below 2% in the last two days in the district. Test positivity rate, which is the number of persons testing positive for every 100 tests, was at 1.81% in Dakshina Kannada on Sunday. In the period between August 2 and …

Karnataka increases testing to keep test positivity rate under 2%
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka increases testing to keep test positivity rate under 2%

The Hindu  

With Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai making it clear last week that restrictions will have to be re-imposed and school reopening will have to be put off in districts where the test positivity rate is above 2%, district authorities are now under pressure to increase daily testing. The test positivity rate is inching towards 2% in Chikkamagaluru and Hassan that now …

RT-PCR Accounted for Over 70% of Total Covid Tests Conducted in Delhi in Last 3 Months
3 years, 4 months ago

RT-PCR Accounted for Over 70% of Total Covid Tests Conducted in Delhi in Last 3 Months

News 18  

RT-PCR tests accounted for over 70 per cent of the total tests conducted to detect coronavirus in Delhi in the last three months, according to government data. RT-PCR tests accounted for 71.42 per cent of the total 21.88 lakh tests conducted in June and 75.17 per cent of the 21.41 lakh tests conducted in May. In February, March and April; …

Coronavirus updates | July 31, 2021
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus updates | July 31, 2021

The Hindu  

With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,16,13,993 on July 31, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,810 with 593 more people succumbing to it, the Union Health ministry said. Here are the latest updates: India Districts with over 10% COVID positivity need to consider strict curbs: Centre …

India records 43,654 fresh COVID-19 cases, tally up to 3,14,84,605
3 years, 4 months ago

India records 43,654 fresh COVID-19 cases, tally up to 3,14,84,605

Firstpost  

India adds over 40,000 fresh COVID-19 cases to its grim tally as positivity rate at 2.36 percent New Delhi: India recorded 43,654 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday taking its tally to 3,14,84,605 while 640 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,22,022, according to the Union health ministry data. Meanwhile, the total number of tests conducted so far stands at …

Coronavirus Live: '40 Crore Indians Still Vulnerable To Covid Infection', Says Govt
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Live: '40 Crore Indians Still Vulnerable To Covid Infection', Says Govt

ABP News  

Coronavirus LIVE Tuesday, July 20: Though the Jharkhand government is yet to take a final call on organising the Shravani Mela in Deoghar, sources have indicated that this year also the annual festival will not be organised in the famous Baba Baidyanath Mandir in Deoghar owing to the COvid-19 pandemic. For the first time since the pandemics second wave began …

Another all-time low Covid count reported in Haryana
3 years, 5 months ago

Another all-time low Covid count reported in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

For the third consecutive week, Haryana reported the lowest-ever weekly coronavirus infection count during a spell of decrease in the virus spread, logging 260 cases last week. Last week’s count surpassed the 376 cases reported the week before, which at that point of time was the lowest ever count in a week. With the number of cases declining, the cumulative …

Covid-19: India Logs 41,506 New Cases
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: India Logs 41,506 New Cases

News 18  

With 41,506 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 3,08,37,222, while the active cases declined to 4,54,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The active cases comprise 1.47 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.20 per cent, …

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