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A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a student, amid rise in coronavirus cases, at a government school, in Jalandhar, Monday, May 2, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Daily Covid cases in India lowest in 118 days

New Delhi: India logged 3,230 new coronavirus infections, the lowest recorded in 118 days, taking the total tally of...

27 Sept 2022 10:36 AM IST

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment collects a sample to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus (LIU JIN / AFP)

Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 11,860, daily fatalities down...

The death toll climbed to 5,21,966 with one fresh fatality being reported from Uttar Pradesh

19 April 2022 10:48 AM IST

A health worker collects swab samples of residents for Covid-19 testing, in Gurugram, Friday, April 15, 2022. (PTI)

India sees 90 per cent jump in daily COVID cases with 2,183 new...

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.83 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.32 per cent

18 April 2022 10:34 AM IST

A heathworker administers a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman, in Noida, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (PTI Photo)

COVID-19: India records 1,054 fresh cases, 29 more deaths

The number of active cases of the infection has further declined to 11,132, according to the ministry-'s data updated at...

10 April 2022 11:01 AM IST

A disguised worker of the Public Health Ministry prepares a Sinovac vaccine againsgt COVID-19 to inoculate a child at the Maria Montessori Initial Education Center, in Quito. (Photo: AFP)

Study finds limited efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines against Omicron

The research found that only individuals vaccinated with a third or booster dose form antibodies that can partially...

23 Feb 2022 1:11 PM IST

A health worker checks swab samples collected for RTPCR test to detect COVID-19 at a government hospital in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Omicron BA.2 will not cause another COVID-19 surge, says expert

The Expert further said that BA.2 will be more transmissible than BA.1 and has mutated to increase its transmissibility

21 Feb 2022 4:55 PM IST

A soldier prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, at a vaccination center at the Central market in Guatemala City. (Photo: AFP)

Triple vaccinated can fight Omicron variant efficiently: Study

The study tracked the antibodies of vaccinated and recovered individuals for two years

4 Feb 2022 4:30 PM IST

A health worker quenches his thirst during a break while taking nasal swab samples at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

India reports over 1.72 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 1,008 fatalities

A reduction of 87,682 cases was recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours

3 Feb 2022 10:10 AM IST

People visit a crowded Marina beach in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

India reports over 1.61 lakh Covid cases, 1,733 fatalities

With the fresh cases, the total number of infections stands at 4,16,30,885

2 Feb 2022 9:56 AM IST

A health worker checks nasal swab samples at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

India reports over 1.67 lakh fresh Covid cases, 1,192 fatalities

The active cases decreased by 88,209 to reach 17,43,059

1 Feb 2022 9:43 AM IST

People not adhering to social distancing norms shop at a fish market in Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)

India reports over 2.09 lakh Covid cases, 959 fatalities

After the Sunday update, the total number of infections stands at 4,13,02,440

31 Jan 2022 9:45 AM IST

A healthworker prepares an oxygen triage facility for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases surge, at Omandurar Government hospital in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

India reports over 2.5 lakh Covid cases, 627 fatalities

The death toll has climbed to 4,92,327 with 627 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period

28 Jan 2022 9:59 AM IST