Coronavirus Deaths

India reports 18,833 new COVID-19 cases, 278 deaths in last 24 hours; active infections lowest in 203 days

The active cases comprise 0.73 percent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.94 percent, the highest since March 2020, the health ministry said

India logs 18,346 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 209 days; Kerala reports 8,850 infections alone

The toll climbed to 4,49,260 with 263 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am

Supreme Court orders payment of Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to kin of COVID-19 victims

The compensation would be disbursed from state disaster relief funds within 30 days of submitting application and cause of death being certified as of COVID-19, said the bench

India records 26,115 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours; active infections lowest in 184 days

The toll climbed to 4,45,385 with 252 fresh fatalities while the active cases declined to 3,09,575

India registers 27,176 new COVID-19 cases, 284 deaths in last 24 hrs; recovery rate at 97.6%

With the fresh cases, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,33,16,755, while the toll has climbed to 4,43,497, according to the data updated at 8 am

India logs 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs; active infections dip below 4 lakh

A decrease of 12,010 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

India clocks 45,083 new COVID infections, 460 deaths; active cases rise for fifth consecutive day

Kerala accounts for 55.74 percent of India's total active caseload and 69.35 percent of new cases. The total active cases in the state has been above the 2 lakh mark after 89 days

India reports 41,195 new COVID-19 infections, 490 deaths in past 24 hrs; active cases increase to 3.8 lakh

The active cases increased after registering a decrease for five consecutive days. The national COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 97.45 percent

Ex-gratia for COVID-19 deaths: Supreme Court gives Centre six weeks to issue new guidelines

The apex court also directed the authorities to issue guidelines for simplifying the process of issuing death certificates for COVID-19 fatalities

COVID-19 deaths in India: Local news media uncovers scale of crisis, challenges official data

In recent months, local newspapers have amplified COVID-19 coverage on their front pages, taking an unusually critical stance on the government’s records