coronavirus in India
Covid-19: India registers 53,000 new cases
India reported 53,601 new coronavirus cases Tuesday as its total infections neared 2.3 million, reports AP.
The health ministry said 871 patients have died, raising total fatalities to 45,257.
India has been posting an average of around 50,000 new cases a day since mid-June. Its total infections are third in the world, behind the US and Brazil.
These three countries account for half of the world's 20 million cases. The true numbers are thought to be much higher because of factors including low testing and the possibility the virus can be spread by people who don't have symptoms.
The Indian Council of Medical Research, India’s top medical research body, said nearly 25 million samples have been tested.
Health experts, however, say the country needs to test more people given its big population.
India’s Covid-19 cases surge past 2.1 million
India’s total covid-19 cases rose to 2,153,010 with the death of 43,379 people, said the latest data issued by the federal health ministry on Sunday.
India records 933 deaths in 24 hrs, cases near 2.1 M
India has witnessed 933 COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours till Friday and fresh infections surged by another 61,537 cases to reach nearly 2.1 million.
Covid-19 : India records biggest number of deaths with 904
India has reported the biggest single-day fatalities of 904 in the past 24 hours as fresh Covid-19 infections rose by another 56,282 cases to reach nearly 2 million.
India's Covid-19 cases cross 1.75M, experts see decline
India’s coronavirus caseload crossed 1.75 million with another spike of 54,735 in the past 24 hours.
Delhi reports improvement in COVID-19 situation
Indian capital Delhi has seen a significant improvement in the COVID-19 situation over the past few days as the recovery rate stands at nearly 90 percent.
Covid-19: Aishwarya Rai, daughter shifted to hospital
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya, who tested positive for Covid-19 earlier, have been taken to a hospital with breathing problem.
India coronavirus cases pass 8 lakh with record daily jump
India’s coronavirus cases have crossed 800,000 with the biggest spike of 27,114 cases in the past 24 hours, causing nearly a dozen states to impose a partial lockdown in high-risk areas.
Covid-19: Global confirmed cases cross 11mn
The global Covid-19 confirmed cases reached 11,239,378 on Sunday morning while deaths from the disease topped 530,110, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
According to JHU data, Brazil has come up to the second position after the US with 1,577,004 cases and 64,265 deaths as of Sunday.
Coronavirus: India’s cases surpass 600,000
The confirmed cases of coronavirus in India reached 604,641 as of Thursday.
Besides, the death toll from the virus infection reached 17,834, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry of the country.
The ministry said 434 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 19,148 positive cases, were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 17,834 and the total cases to 604,641.
According to ministry officials, so far 359,860 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement.
The number of active cases in the country right now is 226,947.
The country entered Unlock 2.0 phase on Wednesday, the guidelines of which continue to impose restrictions inside the COVID-19 Containment Zones. It has been decided that schools, colleges and coaching institutions will remain closed till July 31.