A reduction of 19,474 cases has been recorded in the total number of active COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours.
The death toll climbed to 4,76,135 with 247 fresh fatalities
India logged 30,948 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 3,53,398, comprising 1.09 per cent of the total infections, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.
The death toll from the pandemic has climbed to 4,75,636 with 202 new fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 46 days now.
The Corosure Kit has received ICMR approval with the highest score and DCGI approved with a very high sensitivity and specificity.
A day after the WHO declared emergency over the "explosive" spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Centre on Tuesday issued detailed guidelines for combating the disease, including a travel advisory that asks pregnant women to either defer or cancel their travel to the affected areas.
The death toll mounted to 4,75,434 with the addition of 306 new fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.52 per cent.
The death toll mounted to 4,75,128 with the addition of 393 fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
Cadila, Biocon developing rapid antibody testing kits; Eris, Mylan, Gland importing. There are two kinds of testing for the novel coronavirus - the real-time polymerase chain reaction test kit that uses throat or nasal swabs and provides results in a few hours, and the other is antibody-based rapid testing kit that use blood samples and provides results in a few minutes.
The active cases have declined to 3,69,846, the lowest in 146 days. It comprises 1.15 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, the health ministry said.
The death toll climbed to 4,74,111 after 159 fresh fatalities were reported, the data updated by the Union Health Ministry at 8 am showed.
The death toll climbed to 4,73,757 with 220 fresh fatalities.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.04 per cent. It has been below 3 per cent for the last 19 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.13 per cent, according to the health ministry.
The death toll climbed to 4,73,537 with 211 fresh fatalities.
The daily rise in infections has been below 50,000 for 160 consecutive days now.
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A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the rules issued by the Union health ministry which prohibit donor gametes to couples desirous of having children through surrogacy on the ground that it frustrates the provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which gives the right of parenthood to infertile couples.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,11,39,457, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, the data stated.
India added 8,954 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,96,776, while the active cases were recorded at less than a lakh after 547 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
India logged 6,990 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 551 days, taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,87,822, while the active cases have declined to 1,00,543, the lowest in 546 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll has climbed to 4,68,554, with 621 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
Amid a spurt in cases, the cabinet secretary held a meeting chief secretaries, health and urban development secretaries of all states through a video link and they were asked to also pay special attention to the emerging epicentres of COVID-19 cases and undertake stringent containment measures to check the contagion, the ministry said.
Among states and union territories, the analysis by Lahariya showed that Uttar Pradesh missed the highest number of cases. With every case reported in that state, 98 cases were missed or remained undetected.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 48 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 151 consecutive days now.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 47 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 150 consecutive days now.
On a continuous upward trajectory, India's recovery rate has touched 78 per cent.
The National Clinical Registry for COVID-19 will collect systematic data on clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory investigations, management protocols, the clinical course of COVID-19, disease spectrum and outcomes of patients.
The death toll has climbed to 4,65,082 with 459 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
A decrease of 2,238 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
A trial has shown that plasma therapy does not reduce mortality or prevent progression of COVID-19.
The central drug regulator has issued show cause notices to these two importers and asked to stop the import of rapid test kits based on the observation by the apex health research body Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
The coronavirus death toll climbed to 4,63,245, with 555 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The death toll climbed to 4,62,690 with 501 fresh fatalities, including 419 from Kerala, according to the data updated at 8 am.
Zydus Cadila COVID-19 vaccine for children above 12 years is expected to be available by August as its trials are likely to be completed by July-end, said Dr N K Arora, Chairman, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI).
The death toll climbed to 4,62,189 with 340 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,61,849.
The death toll has climbed to 4,60,791 with 526 more fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
Officials said the study would have started earlier as it was planned to be conducted with the rapid antibody test kits brought from China.
The number of active cases comprises 1.50 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.18 per cent, data updated by the ministry at 8 am showed.
