'The fortunate part is that the severity is less. New strains are continuously forming and the virus is getting less severe.'
A total 16,738 infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,56,705 with 138 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The country's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 79,90,322 with 43,893 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,20,010 with 508 new fatalities, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 19,01,48,024 samples have been tested up to January 21 with 8,00,242 samples being tested on Thursday.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease is 1,48,17,371, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.12 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has dropped to 1.42 per cent, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,56,845 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.32 per cent.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research the number of samples tested for COVID-19 has crossed the 10-crore mark in the country.
As many as 67,95,103 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 88.81 per cent while the case fatality rate due COVID-19 has dropped to 1.51 per cent.
A total of 3,14,835 fresh infections were registered in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,84,657 with a record 2,104 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,11,294 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.49 per cent.
The government is taking the cutoff of about 100 days if reinfection occurs.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 52,14,677, while the death toll climbed to 84,372 with the virus claiming 1,174 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The Union health ministry has also directed airport and port health officers to be vigilant, they said.
India's Covid-19 tally went past the 71 lakh mark with 66,732 fresh cases, while the number of people who have recuperated has crossed 61 lakh, pushing the recovery rate to 86.36 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday.
Covaxin has been indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research.
India's COVID-19 death toll climbed to 2,78,719 with a record 4,329 fresh fatalities, while the single day rise in coronavirus cases stood at 2.63 lakh, the lowest in 28 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh for the 14th consecutive day.
With a record 1,45,384 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,32,05,926, the health ministry said.
The ICMR-NICED authorities said it could be possibly because the kits "have not been standardized"
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,00,79,599, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent, the data stated.
The active cases have increased to 37,10,525 comprising 15.65 per cent of the total infections.
The NCW has raised strong objections to a woman Air Force officer allegedly being subjected to the "banned and intrusive two-finger test" by Indian Air Force doctors, and asked the air chief marshal to take necessary steps.
The nation recorded a spike of 80,472 new cases and 1,179 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
The data updated at 8 am on Saturday showed that the coronavirus caseload has risen to 59,03,932 with 85,362 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll mounted to 93,379 after 1,089 people succumbed to the disease in 24 hours.
The Rhesus macaque monkeys, used worldwide in medical research, are believed to be the best non-human primates for such studies.
Daily COVID-19 cases in India registered an increase for the fourth consecutive day with the country recording 14,264 new cases, taking the total tally of cases to 1,09,91,651, according to Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.
The active cases increased to 24,28,616 comprising 14.93 per cent of the total infections.
The active COVID-19 caseload remained below three lakh for the 18th consecutive day.
There are 2,31,036 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.23 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,21,220 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.29 per cent, while the COVID-19case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98,83,461 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.08 per cent.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the second consecutive day.
The active cases breached the 11-lakh mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The comments of the Congress leader came after ICMR DG Balram Bhargava's letter to Bharat Biotech and principal investigators of medical colleges to complete the trial procedure of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine in a fast track method so that results of a clinical trial can be launched by August 15.
The COVID-19 active caseload has risen to 4,52,344, an increase of 7,598 cases from Wednesday, even though it remained below 5 lakh for the 16th consecutive day.
At present, there are 4,94,657 active cases in the country which comprise 5.73 per cent of the total caseload
India saw 68,020 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the country's COVID-19 tally to above 1.20 crore, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday.
The active cases have reduced to 36,18,458 comprising 14.66 per cent of the total infections.
Registering a steady increase for the 35th day in a row, the active cases increased to 13,65,704, comprising 9.84 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 88.92 per cent.
The ICMR has been permitted to use drones up to a height of 3,000 metre to deliver vaccines, the ministry's statement added.
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