Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: News

10 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.26 million with 17K+ new cases

India on Tuesday reported more than 17,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.26 million cases.

09 Mar 2021

Bihar

Bihar: Dead medical officer transferred, government says action taken

A medical officer in Bihar was transferred to another district in the Health Department even though he had died a month ago, the opposition told the state legislature on Tuesday.

09 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.24 million with 15K+ new cases

India on Monday reported more than 15,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.24 million cases.

08 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.22 million with 18K+ new cases

India on Sunday reported more than 18,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.22 million cases.

07 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India reports biggest surge in infections in 2 months

India on Sunday reported over 18,700 fresh coronavirus infections, marking a 59-day high.

06 Mar 2021

COVID-19

'Test, track, and treat': Centre to states/UTs reporting COVID-19 surge

Eight states and Union Territories—that have been recording a sharp rise in the daily COVID-19 cases—were on Saturday directed by the Centre to return to the "test, track, and treat" strategy.

06 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.19 million with 18K+ new cases

India on Friday reported more than 18,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.19 million cases.

05 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.17 million with 16K+ new cases

India on Thursday reported more than 16,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.17 million cases.

04 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: Centre sends teams to 6 states, including Maharashtra, Kerala

Taking cognizance of the COVID-19 situation in six states, the central government has decided to rush to the states to help local authorities in managing the situation.

04 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.15 million with 17K+ new cases

India on Wednesday reported more than 17,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.15 million cases.

03 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.13 million with 12K+ new cases

India on Tuesday reported more than 14,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.13 million cases.

02 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.12 million with 12K+ new cases

India on Monday reported more than 12,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.12 million cases.

01 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.11 million with 15K+ new cases

India on Sunday reported more than 15,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.11 million cases.

27 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.07 million with 16K+ new cases

India on Friday reported more than 16,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.07 million cases.

26 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.06 million with 15K+ new cases

India on Thursday reported more than 15,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.06 million cases.

25 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.04 million with 17K+ new cases

India on Wednesday reported more than 17,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.04 million cases.

24 Feb 2021

Coronavirus

New coronavirus variants in India: All you need to know

At least two new variants of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 have been detected in Maharashtra, Kerala, and Telangana, the Union Health Ministry had said on Tuesday.

23 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.01 million with 10K+ new cases

India on Monday reported more than 10,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.01 million cases.

22 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11 million with 14K+ new cases

India on Sunday reported more than 14,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11 million cases.

20 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.97 million with 13K+ new cases

India on Friday reported more than 13,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.97 million cases.

19 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.96 million with 13K+ new cases

India on Thursday reported more than 13,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.95 million cases.

18 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.95 million with 12K+ new cases

India on Wednesday reported more than 12,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.95 million cases.

17 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.93 million with 11K+ new cases

India on Tuesday reported more than 11,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.93 million cases.

16 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.92 million with 9K+ new cases

India on Monday reported more than 9,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.92 million cases.

15 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.91 million with 11K+ new cases

India on Sunday reported more than 11,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.91 million cases.

13 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.89 million with 12K+ new cases

India on Friday reported more than 12,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.89 million cases.

12 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.88 million with 12K+ new cases

India on Thursday reported over 12,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.88 million cases.

11 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.87 million with 12K+ new cases

India on Wednesday reported more than 12,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.87 million cases.

10 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.85 million with 10K+ new cases

India on Tuesday reported more than 10,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.85 million cases.

09 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.84 million with 8K+ new cases

India on Monday reported more than 8,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.84 million cases.

08 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.83 million with 11K+ new cases

India on Sunday reported more than 11,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.83 million cases.

07 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India records lowest daily deaths in nine months

On Sunday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported 78 fresh fatalities due to COVID-19 over a 24 hour period, marking the lowest number of daily deaths in over nine months.

06 Feb 2021

Ashwini Kumar Choubey

India fastest country to reach five million COVID-19 vaccination mark

India has become the fastest country in the world to reach the five million COVID-19 vaccination mark, reaching the milestone in just 21 days, the Union Health Ministry said as nearly 53 lakh beneficiaries were administered shots under the countrywide inoculation exercise till Friday evening.

06 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.81 million with 11K+ new cases

India on Friday reported over 11,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.81 million cases.

05 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 10.8 million with 12K+ new cases

India on Thursday reported over 12,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.8 million cases.

04 Feb 2021

Maharashtra

Eight states/UTs with high COVID-19 positivity rate worrying: Government

The central government on Thursday took note of the "worrying" COVID-19 situation in eight states and union territories.

IMA demands study of deceased doctors' data due to COVID-19

The Indian Medical Association on Wednesday expressed shock at the Central Government's statement in Rajya Sabha that 162 doctors had died due to coronavirus in the country.

04 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.79 million with 12K+ new cases

India on Wednesday reported more than 12,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.79 million cases.

03 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.77 million with 11K new cases

India on Tuesday reported nearly 11,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.77 million cases. The recovery rate has crossed 97%.

02 Feb 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.76 million with 9K new cases

India on Monday reported roughly 9,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.76 million cases.