Amid 61k new Covid cases, India’s recovery rate rises to 88%

October 19, 2020

The Covid-19 recovery rate in India has improved further, now standing at 88.03%. According to the health ministry, as many as 22 states and union territories, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, have less than 20,000 active cases. However, India reported 61,871 new Covid-19 cases...

COVID-19:National shooting camp to be held in a bio-secure bubble

October 14, 2020

After the recent announcement of the National Shooting Camp for core Olympic shooters which is scheduled for two months (October 15-December 17) at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, the responsibility of maintaining the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be shared by the Sports Authority of India and the National Rifle...

India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 71-lakh mark, new cases dip below 70k

October 13, 2020

India’s Covid-19 tally cross the 71-lakh mark on Monday, but there was a sigh of relief with the new cases coming down the 70,000 mark. With an increase of 66,732 new cases, the country’s coronavirus tally reached 71,20,539 on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). ...

Over 70 lakh Covid cases in India, death toll crosses 1.08 lakh mark

October 12, 2020

India’s Covid-19 recoveries crossed the 60-lakh mark, while less than 1,000 coronavirus deaths have been recorded daily for eight consecutive days. A total of 74,383 infections were reported in last 24 hours, taking the country’s caseload to 70,53,807, while the death toll touched 1,08,334, with 918 deaths in a day....

India’s daily Covid cases see a decline, recovery rate goes up to 85.52%

October 10, 2020

India has so far recorded 69,06,151 Covid-19 cases, including 1,06,490 deaths. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases. However, coronavirus cases are rising rapidly in states like Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at...

India’s recoveries now 6.3 times more than active Covid cases: Health Ministry

October 9, 2020

The country reported 78,524 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 68.35 lakh. The country recorded 971 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the death count to 1,05,526. According to the health ministry, “India’s Covid-19 recoveries have witnessed a steep exponential rise- from...

September accounted for 26 lakh Covid cases in India

October 2, 2020

India recorded 86,821 new coronavirus cases and 1,181 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its Covid-19 tally past the 63-lakh mark. The country now has 63,12,585 cases of coronavirus, including 9,40,705 active cases, 52.7 lakh recoveries and 98,678 deaths. The overall recovery rate in the country is 83.5 per...

India’s Covid tally races past 62-lakh mark

October 1, 2020

India’s Covid-19 caseload raced past the 62-lakh mark with 80,472 infections being reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 51,87,825 pushing the recovery rate to 83.33%. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 62,25,763, while the death toll climbed to 97,497 with 1,179 people succumbing...

Vice President Naidu tests positive as India’s Covid cases cross 61L mark

September 30, 2020

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu tested Covid positive after going through a routine coronavirus test on Tuesday. According to a tweet from his official handle, he is asymptomatic, in good health and has gone in home quarantine. Meanwhile, his wife Usha Naidu tested negative after which she has self-isolated herself....

India breaches 60-lakh mark with single-day spike of 82k Covid cases

September 29, 2020

India’s coronavirus tally crossed the 60-lakh mark on Monday after 82,170 new cases were reported across the country in the last 24 hours. Globally, India now has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases just behind the United States where infections crossed 7 million last week. Global Covid-19 cases topped 33...