COVID-19 India: News

07 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID variant XBB.1.16: Here's what we know so far

The number of COVID-19 cases is once again increasing in several regions of India, mainly due to the emergence of the new Omicron variant, which has been labeled XBB.1.16.

COVID-19 cases spike across India; Delhi, Maharashtra most affected

India continues to record a spike in daily COVID-19 cases, with Delhi and Maharashtra reporting a resounding uptick in coronavirus infections on Wednesday.

25 Mar 2023

COVID-19

India records nearly 1,600 daily COVID-19 cases—highest in 5 months

India reported nearly 1,600 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest in 146 days, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Saturday.

22 Mar 2023

Coronavirus

India reports highest daily COVID-19 cases in 2023: Check tally

For the first time in 2023, India reported more than 1,100 COVID-19 daily cases, triggering fresh concerns among people about the recent outspread of the novel virus.

India records over 300 COVID-19 cases after nearly 100 days

India reported over 300 new COVID-19 cases after 97 days, as per the data provided by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

18 Jan 2023

Union Health Ministry

Centre refutes reports on side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday rejected reports claiming that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had admitted to numerous side effects of COVID-19 vaccines.

28 Dec 2022

Jyotiraditya Scindia

Centre has no plans to regulate airfares: Jyotiraditya Scindia 

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said that the Centre has no plans to regulate airfares while also adding that the "market has to play itself out."

23 Dec 2022

Coronavirus

Here's how states are gearing up for possible COVID-19 outbreak

Amid concerns over the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BF.7 that reportedly triggered a new wave of cases in China, several states are ramping up testing, ordering local authorities to be vigilant and recommending COVID-appropriate behavior for citizens.

22 Dec 2022

COVID-19

#NewsBytesExplainer: What is BF.7, Omicron sub-variant triggering China's COVID-19 spurt

Four cases of Omicron sub-variant BF.7, which is believed to be driving the current spurt of COVID-19 cases in China, were reported in India on Wednesday.

21 Dec 2022

Omicron variant

4 cases of China's COVID-19 'BF.7' sub-variant found in India

Four cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, believed to be the main strain triggering the current spike in COVID-19 cases in China, have been detected in India.

21 Dec 2022

COVID-19

Increase genome sequencing to track COVID-19 variants: Centre tells states

Amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, and the US, the Union Health Ministry has asked all states and union territories to increase genome sequencing of positive cases to track variants through the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) network.

25 Nov 2022

Employment

Urban unemployment rate dropped in July-September 2022: NSO report

India's unemployment rate in the July-September quarter of 2022 in urban areas slowed down to 7.2%, which is comparatively lower than the 7.6% recorded during the April-June quarter.

22 Nov 2022

COVID-19 Guidelines

Air Suvidha form scrapped! Centre's new rules for international passengers

The central government has relaxed the requirement to fill out the Air Suvidha form for individuals arriving in India from foreign nations on the back of the constantly falling COVID-19 cases in the country.

11 Nov 2022

COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccination boosts cancer treatment efficacy in patients: Study

Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020, its vaccines have become a point of discussion for several reasons.

25 Oct 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 862 cases, lowest tally in 6 months

India recorded its lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in 196 days, or more than six months, with a three-digit tally of 862 on Tuesday.

02 Sep 2022

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan resumes 'KBC' shoot after testing negative for COVID-19

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has finally tested negative for COVID-19 and returned to work.

Can't pretend COVID-19 is gone: WHO chief on rising cases

In a fresh warning against rising COVID-19 cases worldwide, the chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, "we cannot pretend it's not there."

15 Aug 2022

United Kingdom

Bharat Biotech completes third-phase of intranasal COVID-19 vaccine trials

The manufacturing body of the made-in-India Covaxin is only steps away from releasing its intranasal vaccine for the virus.

17 Jul 2022

Narendra Modi

India's COVID-19 vaccination campaign crosses milestone of 2 billion doses

India on Sunday crossed the milestone of administering two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses.

15 Jul 2022

Vaccine

Free COVID-19 precaution dose for all adults from today

India kicked off its free COVID-19 booster dose drive for adults on Friday.

29 Jun 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 14,506 fresh cases, 30 more fatalities

India on Wednesday reported over 14,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of nearly 3,000 cases from the previous day.

28 Jun 2022

Kerala

COVID-19: India logs 11,793 new cases, 27 more deaths

India on Tuesday reported over 11,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 5,000 cases from the previous day.

27 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India reports 17,073 new cases; 21 more deaths

India on Monday reported over 17,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 5,000 cases from the previous day.

24 Jun 2022

Union Health Ministry

COVID-19: India logs 17,336 new cases, highest in 4 months

India on Friday reported over 17,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 4,000 cases from the previous day.

23 Jun 2022

Kerala

COVID-19: India logs 13,313 fresh cases, 38 more fatalities

India on Thursday reported over 13,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 1,000 cases from the previous day.

22 Jun 2022

Kerala

COVID-19: India logs 12,249 fresh cases, 13 more fatalities

India on Wednesday reported nearly 12,250 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 2,000 cases from the previous day.

21 Jun 2022

Kerala

COVID-19: India logs 9,923 fresh cases, 17 more fatalities

India on Tuesday reported over 9,900 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 3,000 cases from the previous day.

20 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 12,781 fresh cases, 18 more fatalities

India on Monday reported over 12,700 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 100 cases from the previous day.

18 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India reports 13,216 new cases, 23 more deaths

India on Saturday reported over 13,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 500 cases from the previous day.

16 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 12,213 new cases, 11 more deaths

India on Thursday reported over 12,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 3,500 cases from the previous day.

15 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 8,822 new cases; 15 more deaths

India on Wednesday reported over 8,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 2,300 cases from the previous day.

14 Jun 2022

Mumbai

COVID-19: India reports 6,594 fresh cases, 18% decline from yesterday

India on Tuesday reported 6,594 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.

10 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 7,584 fresh cases, 24 more fatalities

India on Friday reported over 7,500 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 300 cases from the previous day.

09 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 'alarming' 7,240 fresh cases, 8 more fatalities

India on Thursday reported over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 2,000 cases from the previous day.

08 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 'alarming' 5,233 fresh cases, 7 more fatalities

India on Wednesday reported over 5,200 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 500 cases from the previous day.

07 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 3,714 fresh cases, 7 more fatalities

India on Tuesday reported over 3,700 new COVID-19 cases, a decrease of around 800 cases from the previous day.

06 Jun 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 4,518 fresh cases, 9 more fatalities

India on Monday reported over 4,500 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 200 cases from the previous day.

04 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India reports 3,962 fresh cases, 26 more fatalities

India on Saturday reported over 3,900 new COVID-19 cases, a decrease of around 80 cases from the previous day.

03 Jun 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 4,041 fresh cases, 10 more fatalities

India on Friday reported over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 300 cases from the previous day.

02 Jun 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 3,712 fresh cases, 5 more fatalities

India on Thursday reported over 3,700 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 1,000 cases from the previous day.

01 Jun 2022

COVID-19

No concerning trends caused by new Omicron subvariants: Experts

Although India hasn't detected any concerning trends because of the discovery of new Omicron mutations—BA.4 and BA.5—experts have warned that people should remain vigilant against COVID-19.

31 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 2,338 fresh cases, 19 more fatalities

India on Tuesday reported over 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 400 cases from the previous day.

30 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 2,706 fresh cases, 25 more fatalities

India on Monday reported over 2,700 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 120 cases from the previous day.

29 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 2,828 fresh cases, 14 more fatalities

India on Sunday reported over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 130 cases from the previous day.

28 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 2,685 fresh cases, 33 more deaths

India on Saturday reported over 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 25 cases from the previous day.

27 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 2,710 fresh cases, 14 more deaths

India on Friday reported over 2,700 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 100 cases from the previous day.

25 May 2022

Vaccine

COVID-19: India logs 2,124 fresh cases, 17 more deaths

India saw a single-day rise of 2,124 new COVID-19 infections, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Wednesday.

24 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 1,675 fresh cases, 31 more deaths

India on Tuesday reported over 1,600 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of more than 300 cases from the previous day.

23 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 2,022 fresh cases, 46 more deaths

India on Monday reported over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 200 cases from the previous day.

22 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 2,226 fresh cases, 65 more deaths

India on Sunday reported over 2,200 new COVID-19 cases, around 100 cases less than the previous day.

21 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 2,323 fresh cases, 25 more deaths

India on Saturday reported over 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, a slight increase of around 70 cases from the previous day.

19 May 2022

India

COVID-19: India reports 2,364 fresh cases, 10 more deaths

India on Thursday reported over 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, a significant increase of over 500 cases from the previous day.

18 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 1,829 new cases, 33 more fatalities

India on Wednesday reported over 1,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of nearly 300 cases from the previous day.

17 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 1,569 new cases, 19 more deaths

India on Tuesday reported over 1,500 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 700 cases from the previous day.

16 May 2022

India

COVID-19: India logs 2,202 new cases; 27 more deaths

India on Monday reported over 2,200 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 250 cases from the previous day.

15 May 2022

India

COVID-19: India logs 2,487 fresh cases, 13 more fatalities

India on Sunday reported nearly 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, slightly less than the previous day.

13 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 2,841 fresh cases, 9 more fatalities

India on Friday reported over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal increase from the previous day.

12 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 2,827 fresh cases, 24 more fatalities

India on Thursday reported over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of 70 cases from the previous day.

11 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 2,897 fresh cases, 54 more fatalities

India on Wednesday reported over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 600 cases from the previous day.

09 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 3,207 fresh cases, 29 more fatalities

India on Monday reported over 3,200 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 250 cases from the previous day.

07 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 3,805 new cases, 22 more deaths

India on Saturday reported over 3,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of more than 250 cases from the previous day.

06 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 3,545 new cases, 27 more deaths

India on Friday reported over 3,500 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of more than 250 cases from the previous day.

06 May 2022

India

WHO report claims India underreported COVID-19 deaths; India strongly objects

India on Thursday strongly objected to a new World Health Organization report, which claims India witnessed nearly 10 times higher COVID-19 deaths in 2020-21 than the official figures.

05 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 3,275 new cases, 55 more deaths

India on Thursday reported over 3,200 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 75 cases from the previous day.

05 May 2022

Punjab

Punjab: 71 COVID-19 cases reported from Patiala's law university

With 71 fresh COVID-19 cases being reported at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Punjab's Patiala on Wednesday, the number of positive cases has risen to 86, prompting authorities to declare the campus a containment zone.

India registered higher deaths, fewer births in 1st pandemic year

India saw a 6% rise in deaths in 2020—the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic—compared to 2019, showed the Civil Registration System (CRS) data released by the Centre on Tuesday.

04 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 3,205 new cases, 31 more deaths

India on Wednesday reported over 3,200 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 700 cases from the previous day.

03 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19 Omicron XE subvariant presence confirmed in India: Details here

The country's first case of COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant XE has been confirmed by the Centre's Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Sequencing Consortium (INSACOG).

02 May 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 3,157 new cases, 26 more deaths

India on Monday reported over 3,100 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 200 cases from the previous day.

No individual can be forced to get vaccinated: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday said no individual can be forced to get vaccinated as "bodily integrity is part of the fundamental right to life under Article 21."

Current COVID-19 surge can't be termed 4th wave: ICMR official

The current surge in India's daily COVID-19 cases cannot be considered the fourth wave of the pandemic, a top Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) official said on Sunday.

29 Apr 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 3,377 new cases, 60 more deaths

India on Friday reported over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 70 cases from the previous day.

28 Apr 2022

Coronavirus

COVID-19: India logs 3,303 new cases; 39 more deaths

India on Thursday reported over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 300 cases from the previous day.