India logged 226 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally of cases to 4.46 crore while active caseload has declined by 68 to reach 4,529, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 5,30,6278 with one fatality being reported from Odisha, data updated at 8 … Read more
The highly transmissible strain of Omicron’s BA.2 sub-variant BA.2.75 has been documented to have a limited circulation in India, official sources said on Tuesday, underlining that this lineage has so far not been recorded to have enhanced severity or the spread of the disease. Currently, the predominant circulating variant of concern of SARS-CoV-2 is Omicron … Read more
The increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country over the last few days should not be a cause for panic, health experts said on Saturday, highlighting that no new variant of concern has been found and the rise so far is limited to a few districts. They also pointed out towards non-adherence … Read more
After weeks of declining cases, Delhi reported 517 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Meanwhile, in Haryana, the COVID-19 count has increased by four times until Sunday although the figure is less than that in the National Capital. Doctors and health experts are again worried as for the first time since the third week of … Read more
India recorded less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 715 days and its active infection count fell below 13,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The number of active cases is the lowest in 714 days, the data showed. Thirteen new fatalities pushed the death toll from … Read more
Amid many states expressing their inability to start COVID-19 vaccination of those between 18 and 44 years from May 1 citing paucity of doses, the Centre on Friday said some states, which have already coordinated with manufacturers, will kick off the drive on the designated date. It stressed that any new exercise takes time to … Read more
India’s cumulative recoveries have surged to 1,36,48,159 with 1,93,279 recoveries being registered in a span of 24 hours. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan reported 75.01 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases registered in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. India added a … Read more
Earlier this month, New Zealand suspended entry of all travelers from India. From opening air bubbles since the first COVID-19 wave to now being red-listed by many countries as the second wave hits, India is now facing outbound travel restrictions. As the Coronavirus cases in India have crossed more than 2 lakh per day, many … Read more
When last year’s peak is taken into account, this is a 13.4 percentage point increase. Coronavirus cases in India are reaching new peaks as the second wave is wreaking havoc in India with more than 2 lakh cases surfacing on a daily basis. This means more people are now positive, thus, increasing the rate of … Read more
Those experts in Epidemiological modelling are predicting that India’s new case curve will peak around April/May with decline starting around June. (IE Image) By Dr Suresh Singh In my various articles since mid-March on this platform about the present situation, I have advocated three things–vaccine choice including more vaccine brands, vaccination for all ages (above … Read more