UNION HEALTH MINISTRY

India continues to be among countries with lowest per million Covid-19 cases, deaths: Health Ministry

"The weekly average of daily new cases fell from 92,830 cases in the 2nd week of September to 70,114 cases in the 2nd week of October," the...

Digital health ID not mandatory for accessing COVID vaccine: Health Ministry

"The NDHM, as it exists today, does not make a digital ID or health ID mandatory to receive service under the digital ecosystem that NDHM i...

India's COVID-19 death toll crosses one lakh

India is in the number one position in terms of the number of recovered coronavirus cases followed by Brazil and the US, according to the J...

Festive events to be permitted only outside containment zones: Health Ministry issues SOPs

Festive events shall be permitted only outside the containment zones, while people residing in the restricted areas may be encouraged to ob...

India's coronavirus caseload crosses 80 lakh mark with 49,881 new cases

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 80,40,203 and the death toll climbed to 1,20,527 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 517 lives...

India's COVID-19 fatality rate at 1.50 per cent, lowest since March 22: Health ministry

With an effective containment strategy, aggressive testing and standardised clinical management protocols based on holistic standard of car...

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das tests positive for Covid-19

Das and his deputies have been at the forefront of tackling economic issues for a country ravaged by the pandemic. As per a recent assessme...

India's COVID-19 fatality rate 1.52 percent, lowest since March 22, says Ministry of Health

Thirteen states and Union Territories, including Puducherry (403), Maharashtra (335), Goa (331), Delhi (317), Karnataka (152), Tamil Nadu (...

COVID-19: Recovery rate touches 90%; only 8.5% of total caseload active in India

This achievement is matched by the downward spiral fall in the number of active COVID-19 cases, which was maintained below the seven-lakh m...

COVID-19: India records 50,129 fresh cases, 578 deaths; tally rises to 78,64,811

India's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 78,64,811 with 50,129 fresh infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,18,5...

COVID-19 doubling time improves: Health ministry

In a statement, the Health Ministry said 81,514 new recoveries were added in the last 24 hour. With this, the total number of recoveries is...

Union Health Ministry announces guidelines for teaching activities in classrooms from Sept 21

The Health Ministry had on September 8 issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for a partial reopening of schools for students of class...

COVID-19: Active cases remain below 7.5-lakh mark for the second successive day

There are 7,40,090 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 9.67 per cent of the total caseload, the data state...

COVID-19 cases in India climb to 76,51, 107 with 54,044 fresh infections

A total of 54,044 fresh infections were reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,15,914 with 717 fatalities being registered in...

India occupies top position in world in total COVID-19 recoveries: Health Ministry

"India occupies the top position in the world in terms of total recoveries. More than 43 lakhs have recovered. India's recoveries constitut...

COVID-19 tests in India cross 9 crore; 20 states,UTs report positivity rate less than national average

Very high countrywide testing on a sustained basis has also resulted in bringing down the national COVID-19 positivity rate, the ministry u...

What's the issue with Centre in admitting there's community spread: Delhi Health Minister

His remarks, in response to a query at a press conference, come a day after Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said community transmission...