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  Amid COVID-19 surge, Centre issues advisory for eight states | Check details

  India | April 21, 2023 16:33 IST

  India on Friday recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 66,170.

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  COVID-19: Delhi sees over 1600 new cases, positivity rate at 26.75%; Maha reports 1,113

  India | April 20, 2023 23:20 IST

  The XBB.1.16 variant of Omicron is the dominant strain in Maharashtra.

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  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests COVID-19 positive, under home quarantine

  India | April 20, 2023 13:23 IST

  COVID-19: A defence ministry official confirmed that Rajnath Singh has tested positive. The minister is currently under home quarantine with mild symptoms. A team of doctors examined him and advised him to rest.

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  Covid on the rise: Delhi logs 1,537 fresh cases; Mumbai crosses 200 single-day mark

  India | April 18, 2023 23:57 IST

  With the new cases, Delhi's Covid tally has climbed to 20,25,781. Five fresh fatalities have pushed the death toll due to the viral disease to 26,572, according to a bulletin issued by the health department.

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  Covid19: Maharashtra witnesses 505 new cases; Delhi's positivity rate highest in 15 months

  India | April 17, 2023 22:14 IST

  Mumbai circle led with 262 cases, followed by 90 in Pune circle, 86 in Aurangabad circle, 39 in Akola circle, 12 in Nashik circle, seven in Kolhapur circle, six in Latur circle and three in Aurangabad circle, health department official said.

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  Shocking! Man who 'died' from Covid in Gujarat hospital returns home after 2 years

  Madhya Pradesh | April 16, 2023 16:15 IST

  The family members were taken by surprise on Saturday when he knocked the door of his maternal aunt's house in Karodkala village at around 6 am, said a family member.

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  COVID-19: 'Not a panic situation,' says Dr Guleria amid recent spike in corona active cases

  India | April 16, 2023 13:44 IST

  COVID-19 rising cases: He advised that high-risk groups and the elderly need to take extra precautions.The former AIIMS director attributed the spike in the covid case across the country to people not following covid appropriate behaviour.

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  COVID-19: India reports 10,753 fresh cases, active infections stand at 53,720

  India | April 15, 2023 12:51 IST

  COVID-19: The daily positivity rate was recorded at 6.78 while the weekly positivity rate was pegged at 4.49. The total tally of Covid cases is at 4.48 crore.

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  COVID-19: Maharashtra reports 1,152 new cases; four deaths in last 24 hours

  Maharashtra | April 14, 2023 21:34 IST

  Mumbai accounted for 284 cases, followed by 83 in Thane, 79 in Nagpur, 74 in Pune, and 66 in Navi Mumbai.

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  Covid19: Maharashtra's single-day cases cross 1,000-mark, Delhi's positivity rate at 23.8%

  India | April 12, 2023 21:49 IST

  Thane city reported two deaths, while Vasai-Virar region in neighbouring Palghar and Akola district recorded one fatality each.

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  Delhi, Maharashtra report over 900 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours

  India | April 12, 2023 0:09 IST

  Delhi on Tuesday reported 980 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate in the national capital now stands at 25.98 per cent.

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  Covid-19: India witnesses slight dip in fresh infections, logs 5,676 cases in last 24 hours

  India | April 11, 2023 12:03 IST

  Covid-19: India on Tuesday logged 5,676 new Covid-19 infections. However, the number of active covid cases in the country rose to 37,093.

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  Noida: Active cases cross 300 first time in 2023, people urged to follow Covid protocol

  Uttar Pradesh | April 10, 2023 21:18 IST

  According to the health department's update on Monday morning, 31 new patients tested positive for COVID-19 in a 24-hour period, taking the number of active cases to 302.

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  Covid19: Maharashtra records 328 fresh cases, Delhi's positivity rate at 26.58%

  India | April 10, 2023 23:34 IST

  Covid19: Mumbai city saw 95 fresh cases and a single fatality, taking the tally of infections to 11,58,060 and the Covid death toll in the city to 19,750.

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  COVID Scare: Wearing masks mandatory in BMC-run hospitals in Mumbai

  Maharashtra | April 10, 2023 17:36 IST

  Covid19: The decision was taken at a review meeting on the issue of rising covid cases.

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  'Without full access to information that China has, you cannot...', says WHO chief on COVID origin

  World | April 09, 2023 17:11 IST

  WHO chief on COVID origin: "Without full access to the information that China has, you cannot say this or that," said Tedros Ghebreyesus in response to a question about the origin of the virus.

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  Chinese health officials lash out at WHO on COVID search, says, 'attempt to smear China' | DETAILS

  World | April 08, 2023 18:18 IST

  "The WHO comments were offensive and disrespectful," said the director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing. He accused the WHO of attempting to smear China and said it should avoid helping others politicize COVID-19.

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  'Until China shares all data on COVID origin, all hypotheses remained on table': WHO Chief

  World | April 07, 2023 20:29 IST

  "Without full access to the information that China has, all hypotheses are on the table. That's why we have been asking China to be cooperative on this," said the WHO chief.

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  COVID-19: WHO tracking VOI XBB.1.5, six other corona variants under monitoring | DETAILS

  India | April 07, 2023 18:01 IST

  COVID-19: During a review meeting on COVID situation, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually interacted with the health ministers of the states and union territories and advised them to ramp up vaccination of all eligible population, especially of the elderly and vulnerable population group.

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  Surge in Covid cases: Mansukh Mandaviya directs hospitals to hold mock drill on April 10, 11

  India | April 07, 2023 17:02 IST

  Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also held a high-level meeting to review Covid-related situation.