The BJP announcement of free COVID vaccine for Bihar, where assembly polls begin this week, had kicked up a controversy with the opposition parties tearing into the NDA government alleging that the ruling party was using the pandemic for political reasons.
In a "significant milestone" India's active COVID-19 caseload has fallen below 7 lakh for the first time after two months, while the total recoveries have crossed 69 lakhs, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
Rane also said that photos and videos of packed Goa night club floors, with no semblance of social distancing and guests without masks, which had leaked out last week were "shameful".
India's COVID-19 tally crossed 72 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases. The total cases of coronavirus infections stand at 7,239,389 while the death toll climbs to 1,10,586.
There is no way to predict whether Covid-19 cases in the state would dip or rise in the future, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday, after the daily number of cases dropped to 400-500 from the 600-700, which was being reported a few weeks back.
India continues to occupy the top global position with the maximum number of COVID-19 recoveries and accounts for 21 per cent of the recovered cases worldwide, while its share in the total cases stands at 18.6 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
India on Saturday recorded as many as 79,476 new coronavirus cases and 1,069 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 64 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases. The total cases of coronavirus infections stand at 64,73,545 while the death toll climbed to 1,00,842 the data updated at 8 am showed
The country has reported the highest number of recoveries with 42,08,431 COVID-19 patients having recovered from the disease so far, pushing the national recovery rate to nearly 80 per cent, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.61 per cent, the ministry said.
India on Thursday recorded as many as 95,735 new coronavirus cases, taking the national caseload crosses 44-lakh mark, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With 1,172 more deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 75062. The total case tally stands at 44,65,864 including 9,190,18 active cases.
India on Tuesday recorded as many as 89,706 new coronavirus cases, taking the national caseload crosses 43-lakh mark, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With 1,115 more deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 73,890. The total case tally stands at 43,70,129 including 8,97,394 active cases.
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India on Monday recorded as many as 78,512 new coronavirus cases and 971 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 36 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases. The total cases of coronavirus infections stand at 36,21,246 while the death toll climbed to 64,469 the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of containment zones in the national capital stood at 734 on Thursday, recording an increase of 80 zones in the last two days, according to Delhi government's daily health bulletin.
India reported as many as 64,531 new coronavirus cases and 1092 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country's coronavirus count has risen to 27,67,274 including 6,76,514 active cases, 20,37,871 discharged/migrated.
The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the three crore-mark in India, with the health ministry asserting that the "new landmark" has been achieved due to expanded network of diagnostic labs and facilitation of easy testing across the country.
India's coronavirus case fatality rate has continued to see the downward trend as it dropped to 1.93 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Monday. It also said that India's COVID 19 case fatality rate is one of the lowest globally. Meanwhile, the country's recovery rate is nearing 72 per cent.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate soared past 70 per cent on Wednesday with 16,39,599 people having recuperated from the disease so far in the country, while active cases comprise 27.64 pc of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said.
India, the third worst-hit nation in terms of infections, has also accounted for over 23 per cent of the cases and more than 15 per cent of the deaths reported worldwide between August 4-10, the data shows.
Ramping up the daily testing for detecting coronavirus cases, India recorded a new high of over 7 lakh tests in a single day, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Sunday.
India's coronavirus cases have crossed 20 lakh-mark, taking confirmed cases figure to 20,27,075 including 6,07,384 active cases 13,78,106 cured/discharged/migrated and 41,585 deaths, according to health ministry's figures released on Friday.
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