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A healthcare worker collects swab samples of passengers for Covid-19 test, in Mumbai, Friday, Feb. 04, 2022. (PTI Photo)

India adds over 1.27 lakh fresh Covid cases, more than 1K deaths

A reduction of 1,03,921 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

05 Feb 2022 10:38 AM

A health worker takes swab sample of a woman to conduct a Covid-19 coronavirus screening at an open ground in Hyderabad on February 3, 2022. (NOAH SEELAM / AFP)

Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 14,35,569

The active cases comprise 3.42 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 95.39 per cent

04 Feb 2022 10:14 AM

A health worker collects a swab sample from a roadside vendor to test for COVID-19 during a weekend lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Jammu. (AP/Channi Anand)

India reports over 2.34 lakh COVID-19 cases, 893 fatalities

The cumulative number of anti-Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 165.70 crore

30 Jan 2022 10:00 AM

A medical staff checks the body temperature of an arriving passenger at a railway station during a mandatory Covid-19 coronavirus screening in Mumbai (Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)

Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 230 days

There has been an 8.31 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Monday, the ministry said

18 Jan 2022 10:43 AM

Teenagers stand in a line at a COVID-19 vaccination centre as they wait to be inoculated in Mumbai, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.Vaccination for teenagers between 15 and 18 age group in India began on Monday. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)

India records 37,379 new COVID cases; Omicron tally rises to 1,892

An increase of 26,248 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

04 Jan 2022 10:19 AM

A policeman asks visitors to vacate the area around Gateway of India amid restrictions imposed due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, on New Year's Eve in Mumbai, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

India logs 22,775 new COVID cases; Omicron tally rises to 1,431

Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of 454 Omicron cases, followed by Delhi with 351, Kerala 118 and Gujarat 115

01 Jan 2022 10:30 AM

Customers at Janpath Market in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec 29, 2021. Non-essential shops open between 10am and 8pm on an odd-even system. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Delhi reports maximum cases of Omicron, country's tally rises to 961

Delhi recorded the maximum number of 263 cases followed by Maharashtra at 252, Gujarat 97, Rajasthan 69, Kerala 65 and Telangana 62

30 Dec 2021 10:51 AM

A worker carries an oxygen concentrator inside the COVID-19 facility of Commonwealth Games Village in view of the rising Omicron cases in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

India records 236 Omicron cases; 7,495 new coronavirus infections

Maharashtra has recorded the maximum 65 cases of the Omicron variant followed by Delhi at 64, Telangana 24, Karnataka 19

23 Dec 2021 10:39 AM

A Municipal Corporation worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary inside a Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport bus, during a special vaccination drive for residents of Kopar Khairane, in Navi Mumbai. (PTI)

India's Omicron tally at 213, logs 6,317 new COVID cases, 318 deaths

Delhi has recorded the maximum 57 cases of Omicron variant followed by Maharashtra at 54, Telangana 24, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 18

22 Dec 2021 10:49 AM

A health worker administers the Covishield vaccine for COVID-19 to a worker at the factory of a face mask manufacturer on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Two hundred Omicron cases reported in India so far, 5,326 new COVID-19 cases

Maharashtra and Delhi have recorded 54 cases of Omicron variant each, while Telangana registered 20 cases

21 Dec 2021 11:24 AM

A decline of 1,850 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. (PTI file image)

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 84,565

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 51 days now

18 Dec 2021 11:09 AM

A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 testing, at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India's active COVID cases decline to 92,281, lowest in 560 days

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 45 days now

12 Dec 2021 10:06 AM

A health workers conducts thermal screening of a passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport amid concern over 'Omicron' variant of coronavirus, in Ahmedabad (PTI)

India's active COVID-19 cases decline to 93,277, lowest in 559 days

The daily rise in new coronavirus cases has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 44 days now

11 Dec 2021 11:00 AM

Health care worker Nazir Ahmed carries a cooler with vaccines and looks out from a hillock for Kashmiri shepherds to vaccinate in Tosamaidan, southwest of Srinagar. (AP/Dar Yasin)

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 98,416, lowest in 552 days

The active cases comrpise 0.28 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020

06 Dec 2021 10:29 AM

A health worker collects swab sample of a commuter for COVID-19 test, amid fear of the spreading of a new variant of COVID-19, at KSR railway station in Bengaluru, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (PTI)

India adds 8,895 new COVID-19 cases, records 2,796 deaths as Bihar reconciles data

Kerala also cleared a backlog of 263 deaths due to which the nation's death tally is showing a spike

05 Dec 2021 10:47 AM

A woman hold her arm after receiving Covishield COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)

India reports 6,990 new Covid cases; active cases decline to 1,00,543

A decrease of 3,316 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

30 Nov 2021 10:20 AM

A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of outstation passengers for COVID-19 testing at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 539 days

A decrease of 1,541 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

25 Nov 2021 10:23 AM

A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of outstation passengers for COVID-19 testing at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India logs 10,302 fresh Covid cases, 267 more deaths; active cases dip to 1,24,868

The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.29 per cent, the highest since March last year

20 Nov 2021 11:02 AM

The daily rise in the number of coronavirus cases has been below 20,000 for 41 straight days. (AFP file photo)

COVID-19: India records 11,919 fresh cases, 470 more fatalities

The death toll due to the viral disease has shot up to 4,64,623 with 470 more fatalities

18 Nov 2021 12:38 PM

A health worker takes swab samples of a passenger to test for COVID-19, at a bus stand in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (AP/Ajit Solanki)

India reports less than 9000 COVID-19 cases, lowest in 287 days

The active cases comprise 0.38 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020

16 Nov 2021 10:36 AM

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