NEW DELHI — India on Tuesday reported a further decline in fresh Covid infections with 13,405 cases and 235 fatalities in the past 24 hours. With 235 Covid-related deaths, the toll has mounted to 5,12,344, the Union Health Ministry said. The active cases have also reduced to 1,81,075 which constitute 0.42 per cent of the […]
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DCGI gives final approval to COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for 12-18 year olds
NEW DELHI — Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E on Monday received final approval from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, for the age group 12 to 18 years. It is India’s first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein sub-unit vaccine against COVID-19. The country’s central drug authority has already […]
J&K reports 101 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 104 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said 85 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 19 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 452410. Giving […]
Covid-19: India logs 16,051 new infections, 206 deaths in last 24 hrs
NEW DELHI — India reported 16,051 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. As of now, the daily positivity rate stands at 1.93 per cent. As many as 206 people lost their lives due to the infection in the country in the last 24 hours. With this, […]
J&K logs 151 fresh Covid-19 cases
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 151 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day count in 49 days, even as there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Sunday. They said 90 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 61 from Kashmir Division, taking the […]
India reports 19,968 new COVID cases, 673 deaths in last 24 hours
NEW DELHI — India reported 19,968 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. A total of 11,87,766 samples were tested during the last 24 hours. The positivity rate for the day stands at 1.68 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stands at […]
J&K reports 166 fresh Covid-19 cases
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 166 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day count in 47 days, even as there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Saturday. They said 103 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 63 from Kashmir Division, taking the […]
India logs 22,270 fresh COVID-19 cases, 325 deaths
NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,28,02,505 on Saturday with 22,270 more people testing positive for the viral disease, while the number of active cases came down to 2,53,739, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll reached 5,11,230 with 325 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. Daily COVID-19 […]
J&K reports 197 fresh Covid-19 cases
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 197 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day count in 46 days, even as one person succumbed to the virus, the first death reported after four days, officials said on Friday. They said 118 of the fresh cases were from Jammu Division and 79 from […]
India reports 25,920 new COVID-19 cases, 492 deaths in last 24 hours
NEW DELHI — India reported 25,920 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 4,837 lesser cases than yesterday, with a daily positivity rate of 2.07 per cent, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this, the active caseload in the country stands at 2,92,092. As many as 66,254 […]





