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Data story: India adds 2,786 new Covid cases; active tally rises to 26,509

India has added 16,856 cases in the past 7 days

India reports single-day rise of 2,678 new Covid-19 cases: Health Ministry

India has recorded a single-day rise of 2,678 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally of the infections to 4,46,23,997, while the count of active cases has increased to 26,583, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll due to the disease has gone up to 5,28,857 with 10 fatalities being recorded, including three reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am showed. The count of active cases now comprises 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said. An increase of 74 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data showed. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.13 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.07 per cent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,40,68,557, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent, as per the data. Accordi

Temporary Covid-19 centres getting dismantled amid signs pandemic is ending

About 92% of cases in India are said to be having mild disease. In only 5.8% of cases oxygen therapy is required, intensive care in only 1.7% cases

Union Health Minister's permission needed for inviting dignitaries to AIIMS

Invitations to top dignitaries for functions at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here should be extended only with the approval of the institute's president, according to an office memorandum. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is at present the president of the Institute Body (IB) of the AIIMS here. It has come to the notice of the competent authority that invitations for functions are being extended to high dignitaries without the knowledge of the president, AIIMS, New Delhi. It is directed that such invitations are to be extended only with the approval of the president, AIIMS through director, AIIMS, New Delhi, said the memorandum issued on October 1. The order has been sent to all deans of academic, research and examination departments, chiefs of centres, medical superintendent, and heads of departments. Section 11(1) of the AIIMS Act, 1956 clearly says the director of the institute is the Chief Executive Officer of the institute, and is in charge of th

Preliminary report suggests lapse in manufacturing process at Maiden Pharma

The firm has been in news for supplying contaminated cough syrups to Gambia, which is linked to the deaths of 66 children due to the presence of contaminants

Data story: India logs 2,139 new Covid cases; death toll reaches 528,835

India has added 16,599 cases in the past 7 days

India's first Covid cure Vincov-19 completes second phase clinical trial

Completes phase 2 trials successfully on 200 patients

Data story: India records 1,957 new Covid cases, lowest count in 140 days

India has added 16,928 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India adds 2,424 new Covid cases; active tally at 28,079

On October 10, it added 2,424 cases to take its total caseload to 44,614,437

Data story: India adds 2,696 new Covid cases; active tally at 28,593

India has added 17,526 cases in the past 7 days

Substantial reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure, says health ministry

The 2018-19 National Health Accounts estimates show a substantial reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE), reaffirming the government's commitment towards easing citizens' financial burden, the health ministry said Friday, rejecting reports that questioned the accuracy of data. The ministry termed such media reports "misleading and incorrect". In a statement, the ministry said the criticism of NHA 2018-19 is a "typical prima facie example of ignoring facts and sound reason" and leaving the mantle of justification to the others. The NHA provides detailed information on expenditure incurred within the health sector of the country. "The recent NHA estimates (2018-19) show a substantial reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE), reaffirming the government's commitment towards easing the citizens' financial burden," the statement said. It said calling this data a "mirage" by one expert of health economics working in a private Indian University and quoted in certain sections o

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 2.19 billion mark: Report

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 218.88 crore (2,18,88,17,589) as per provisional reports, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday

Data story: India logs 2,529 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,745

India has added 21,103 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India records 2,468 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,733

India has added 22,846 cases in the past 7 days

Over 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses wasted in India by September-end

Covid-19 vaccine makers have no plans to seek further shelf life extensions

As cases decline, Delhi to dismantle its last three Covid care centres

On Wednesday, the capital reported 96 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.42 per cent

Data story: India records 1,968 Covid cases, 7 deaths in 24 hours

India's new Covid cases count, at 1,968, was the lowest in 133 days

Data story: India adds 3,011 new Covid cases; active tally at 36,126

India has added 25,255 cases in the past 7 days.

Data story: India adds 3,375 new Covid cases; death toll reaches 528,673

India has added 26,373 cases in the past 7 days

India reports 3,805 fresh Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths: Health Ministry

In the last 24 hours, India reported 3,805 fresh Covid-19 cases ad 26 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.