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A health worker takes swab samples of a passenger for COVID-19 testing at Dadar railway station in Mumbai. (PTI file photo)

India reports lowest COVID-19 cases in 221 days, 166 fresh fatalities

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 24 straight days

18 Oct 2021 4:45 AM GMT

A woman lights a candle to commemorate victims of the COVD-19 pandemic at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. (AP/Petr David Josek, file)

WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe

Nearly two-thirds of the coronavirus infections - 1.9 million - were in Europe, where cases rose by 7 per cent

11 Nov 2021 5:58 AM GMT

Medical workers note down details of tourists for a Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test at India Gate lawns in New Delhi on March 27, 2021. (Prakash SINGH / AFP)

India records 68,020 new COVID cases, highest single-day spike since...

India's COVID tally had crossed 20 lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50...

29 March 2021 5:31 AM GMT

A health worker collects a swab sample from a passenger for Rapid Antigen Test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a railway station In New Delhi on Match 25, 2021, as India recorded over 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first since October, while a new wave of infections takes hold a year after one of the worlds tightest lockdowns was imposed. (Prakash SINGH / AFP)

Surge in fresh COVID-19 cases, India records 59,118 new infections

The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities

26 March 2021 6:27 AM GMT

Health workers prepare to takes swab samples to test for COVID-19 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai, on March 23, 2021. (AP/Rajanish Kakade)

India records highest single-day spike with 47,262 fresh COVID-19...

The daily rise in infections was the highest recorded in 132 days, while the country's COVID-19 death toll increased to...

24 March 2021 5:27 AM GMT

A health worker collects swab to test for COVID- 19 at a government hospital, in New Delhi on Monday, March 22, 2021. (AP/Manish Swarup)

India sees 40,715 fresh COVID-19 cases, 199 fatalities

The active caseload now comprises 2.96 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to...

23 March 2021 6:40 AM GMT

Why is the Narendra Modi government sending letters to the states that they should have strict enforcement of crowd control when Mr Modi is himself holding giant rallies. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | The unreality' of India today: Nothing makes sense any...

The second wave of Covid-19 had begun at the end of February, so the question is why spectators were allowed into the...

23 March 2021 2:25 AM GMT

A health worker takes a swab sample to test for COVID-19 outside shopping mall in Mumbai, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP/Rajanish Kakade)

COVID-19: India records over one lakh new cases in single day for...

The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on Sept 17, last year, making it...

5 April 2021 5:43 AM GMT

A health worker collects a nasal sample from a passenger for COVID-19 test, amid coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi on April 2, 2021. (PTI/Kamal Kishore)

India records this year's biggest single-day jump of 93,249 COVID-19...

This is the biggest daily rise in cases since September 19, when 93,337 fresh infections were recorded

4 April 2021 5:12 AM GMT

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 near the landmark Gateway of India in Mumbai, on April 2, 2021. (AP/Rajanish Kakade)

India records 89,129 COVID-19 cases, 714 deaths in a day, highest in...

Corresponding to the rapid surge in cases, the number of active cases too have registered a steady increase for the 24th...

3 April 2021 5:53 AM GMT

A health worker, wearing PPE, conducts COVID-19 testing of a passenger at CSMT station, as coronavirus cases surge across the country, in Mumbai, on April 1, 2021. (PTI)

COVID-19: Single-day rise of 81,466 cases in India, highest in six...

Registering a steady rise for the 23rd day in row, the active cases have increased to 6,14,696 comprising 5 per cent of...

2 April 2021 5:49 AM GMT

Citizens are aware of the gravity of the situation and are coping the best they can. They will continue to do so, regardless of the numbers game being played. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

Shobhaa De | Why govt's fudging of figures fools nobody

The official Covid-19 charts have created a major credibility gap -- it is getting harder and harder to believe what is...

28 May 2021 8:34 PM GMT