Twenty children hailing from Puducherry were hospitalized on Thursday after testing positive for COVID-19, Director of Health and Family Welfare services S Mohan Kumar said.
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far has surpassed 39 crore.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
The active cases have declined to 4,31,315, the lowest in 109 days. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.28 per cent.
As many as 39,649 people recovered from the viral disease in the previous 24 hours, taking the cumulative recoveries to 3,00,14,713.
The Union health ministry said on Saturday said the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 37.57 crore. Of these, 34,01,696 vaccine doses were administered on Saturday, according to a provisional report at 7 pm.
Meanwhile, the White House has said the US is sending 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal and another 500,000 to Bhutan.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India is coming out of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and it will witness a strong economic recovery and contribute to being an engine of growth for the global economy.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attended a meeting of the G20 High-Level Independent Panel (HLIP) and shared India's preparedness and response to COVID-19.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
As many as 18,36 644 people in the national capital have been administered both doses of Covid vaccine, according to the Delhi government's vaccination bulletin issued on Friday.
Talking about the active number of COVID-19 cases in the country, Dr Guleria suggested that there are some areas where case positivity is high and needs to be aggressively addressed so as to contain the spread furthermore.
Describing India as an important friend and ally of the United States, top American lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to help facilitate assistance for the country that has been gravely impacted by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday claimed that the Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital has successfully treated over 20,000 Covid patients since March last year, the highest by any hospital in India.
Meanwhile, the Union health ministry, in a 375-page affidavit filed in the apex court, has responded in detail to the query of an apex court bench about the steps being taken to ensure drug availability for Mucormycosis.
The ICMR on Saturday said India has achieved the milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests, with an average of more than 18 lakh tests per day in the month of June.
A study, based on mathematical modelling analysis published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) has suggested the third wave of COVID-19 -- if it occurs -- is unlikely to be as severe as the second wave.
Meanwhile, US Pharma giant Pfizer CEO Dr Albert Bourla on Tuesday said Pfizer is in the final stages of an agreement with India to supply anti-COVID-19 vaccines.
Meanwhile, over 85.15 lakh vaccine doses, the highest in a single day, were administered across the country on Monday as the revised guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination came into effect, the Union Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, UNEP country head Atul Bagai said the COVID-19 pandemic is a result of degradation of natural areas, species' loss and exploitation. Bagai also underlined that countries, including India, must intensify their efforts to prevent and reverse ecosystem degradation.
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