The country's active caseload currently stands at 78,190, the lowest in 575 days. According to the Ministry, 213 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in the country so far.
December 22, 2021With the administration of 19,10,917 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the country's Covid inoculation coverage has reached 133.17 crores as of Monday morning.
December 13, 2021With the addition of the new fatalities, the nationwide death toll has climbed to 4,73,537.
December 6, 2021A total of 267 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,69,247, said the Ministry of Health and Family welfare here on Wednesday.
December 2, 2021The active caseload stands at 1,18,443. Active cases presently constitute 0.34 per cent of the country's total positive cases, the lowest since March 2020.
November 23, 2021The recovery of 11,982 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,37,75,086.
November 9, 2021"In view of Central government's aim to administer 100 crore vaccines across the country before Dussehra (October 15), the state government has decided to administer 15 lakh vaccines per day under this scheme", said Tope
October 7, 2021The committees are being formed in each of the 30 districts in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
October 7, 2021In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the centre will procure and supply (free of cost) 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
October 5, 2021With 25,010 people testing positive for the virus and 177 deaths, Kerala remains the worst-affected state, followed by Maharashtra which recorded 4,154 new cases and 44 fatalities.
September 11, 2021"The expert committee has recommended making pregnant women eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines after detailed analysis," said Dr Vandana Gurnani, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), while addressing a virtual session.
June 23, 2021In addition, the Central government has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the states and the UTs.
June 20, 2021The order by Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla came amidst scarcity of medical oxygen in many parts of the country, particularly in Delhi, that have been hit by a fresh wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 26, 2021Eight states displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases over the last three weeks
March 14, 2021The free rides can be utilised to travel to and from the nearest authorised vaccination centre by citizens above 60 and 45+ age group with co-morbidities, the target group identified for the second phase of India’s vaccination drive.
March 8, 2021The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare cautioned that the Covid-19 situation in seven states is deteriorating since cases there have contributed 89.5 per cent to the tally.
February 26, 2021Highlighting this, HP Health and Family Welfare Minister Rajiv Saizal said the ambitious scheme was launched on 23 September 2018 in the state and was being implemented “effectively”.
September 28, 2020