Union Health Ministry: News

19 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 7K infections; 264 more deaths

India on Sunday reported over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of nearly 84,000.

17 Dec 2021

United Nations (UN)

COVID-19: India reports 7K+ infections; 391 more deaths

India on Friday reported over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of over 86,000.

15 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 7K infections; 247 more deaths

India on Wednesday reported nearly 7,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of over 87,000.

13 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 7K+ infections; 202 more deaths

India on Monday reported over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of over 91,000, the lowest in 561 days.

12 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 7K+ infections; 306 more deaths

India on Sunday reported over 7,700 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of over 92,000, the lowest in 560 days.

08 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 8K+ infections; 195 more deaths

India on Wednesday reported over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of over 93,000, the lowest in 555 days.

07 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reported 6,800 infections; lowest in over 18 months

India on Tuesday reported over 6,800 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day tally in the last 558 days.

06 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: 2 more Omicron cases in Maharashtra; tally reaches 23

India reported two more COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the tally to 23.

05 Dec 2021

Bihar

COVID-19: India records 2,800 deaths as Bihar updates data

India on Sunday added nearly 2,800 COVID-19 deaths with the state of Bihar reconciling outbreak data.

03 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 9K+ infections; 391 more deaths

India on Friday reported over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of just under one lakh.

02 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 9K+ infections; 477 more deaths

India on Thursday reported over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of just under one lakh.

30 Nov 2021

Mansukh Mandaviya

No Omicron cases in India: Health Minister tells Parliament

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that no cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India.

28 Nov 2021

Narendra Modi

COVID-19: India reports 8K+ infections; 621 more deaths

India on Sunday reported over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.05 lakh, the lowest in 543 days.

India to resume international flights from December 15

India will resume regular international flights starting December 15, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Friday.

24 Nov 2021

Coronavirus

COVID-19: India reports 9K+ infections; 437 more deaths

India on Wednesday reported over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.11 lakh, the lowest in 537 days.

23 Nov 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 7K+ infections; lowest in 543 days

India on Tuesday reported over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day tally in the last 543 days.

21 Nov 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 10K+ infections; 313 more deaths

India on Sunday reported over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.22 lakh, the lowest in 532 days.

19 Nov 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 11K+ new cases; over 450 deaths

India on Friday reported over 11,000 new COVID-19 cases with a daily test positivity rate of 0.98%.

15 Nov 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 10K+ infections; 125 more deaths

India on Monday reported over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.34 lakh, the lowest in 523 days.

10 Nov 2021

COVID-19

Coronavirus: India reports 11K+ new cases, 460 more deaths

India on Wednesday reported over 11,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.39 lakh, the lowest in 264 days.

08 Nov 2021

COVID-19

Coronavirus: India reports 11K+ infections, only 0.1% cases Delta+

India on Monday reported over 11,000 new COVID-19 cases with a daily test positivity rate of 1.32%.

05 Nov 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 12K+ new cases; active cases rise slightly

India on Friday reported over 12,000 new COVID-19 cases, marking a daily test positivity rate of 1.9%.

04 Nov 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 12K+ new cases; over 400 more dead

India on Thursday reported over 12,000 new COVID-19 cases, marginally higher than the single-day tally from the day before.

03 Nov 2021

Narendra Modi

COVID-19: India reports 12K new cases, 311 more deaths

India on Wednesday reported nearly 12,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.51 lakh, the lowest in 252 days.

03 Nov 2021

Delhi

Centre sends teams to 9 states, UTs over dengue outbreak

The Union Health Ministry has sent teams of experts to nine states and union territories across the country to help them manage the ongoing outbreak of dengue.

01 Nov 2021

Coronavirus

COVID-19: India reports 12K+ new cases, 251 fresh fatalities

India on Monday reported over 12,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.58 lakh, the lowest in 248 days.

31 Oct 2021

Narendra Modi

COVID-19: India reports 12K+ new cases, 446 more deaths

India on Sunday reported over 12,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.59 lakh, the lowest in 247 days.

28 Oct 2021

Kerala

India's COVID-19 deaths rise by 733 as Kerala clears backlog

India on Thursday reported a sharp rise in COVID-19 deaths as Kerala reconciled past data on fatalities.

27 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 13K+ new cases; 585 more dead

India on Wednesday reported 13,000 new COVID-19 cases along with over 500 more fatalities.

26 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 12K+ new cases, lowest in 238 days

India on Tuesday reported over 12,000 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in 238 days.

25 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 14K+ cases; decline in weekly infections slows

India on Monday reported 14,000 new COVID-19 cases, marking a daily test positivity rate of 1.43%.

24 Oct 2021

Diwali

No gatherings, online shopping: Centre's COVID-19 advisory during festive season

The central government on Saturday directed states to ensure that COVID-19 precautions are followed during the festive season.

24 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

COVID-19: India reports 15K+ new cases, 561 fresh fatalities

India on Sunday reported over 15,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.72 lakh, the lowest in 235 days.

18 Oct 2021

VK Paul

India in 'tapering phase' of second wave of COVID-19

India is currently in the "tapering phase" of the second wave of COVID-19, said Dr. VK Paul, the chief of the outbreak's task force.

17 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 14K+ new cases, lowest in 229 days

India on Sunday reported over 14,000 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in 229 days.

14 Oct 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India reports 19K new cases, nearly 60% in Kerala

India on Thursday reported roughly 19,000 new COVID-19 cases, out of which, nearly 60% were concentrated in Kerala alone.

12 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 14K+ new cases, lowest in 224 days

India on Tuesday reported over 14,000 new COVID-19 cases, marking the lowest single-day spike in 224 days.

11 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 18K+ new cases, lowest in 215 days

India on Monday reported over 18,000 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in 215 days.

10 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: India reports 18K+ new cases, lowest in 7 months

India on Sunday reported over 18,000 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in 214 days.

08 Oct 2021

Coronavirus

High COVID-19 rate in ages 0-19 in India, finds study

A study has found an increased rate of infection of COVID-19 among those aged 0-19 years and women in India.