
India's active COVID-19 cases drop below 8 lakh for first time in one and a half months
There are 7,95,087 active cases of coronavirus in the country which comprises 10.70 percent of the total caseload, said the health ministry

Over 9 cr COVID-19 samples tested in India, says health ministry; active cases below 8.3 lakh
The national COVID-19 positivity rate is 8.04% and is on a 'continuous decline', said the health ministry on Wednesday

With 63,509 new infections, India's COVID-19 tally over 72.39 lakh; recovery rate at 87%
For six days in a row the active cases of COVID-19 remained below 9 lakh, comprising 11.42 percent of the total caseload, said the health ministry

At least 48% of COVID-19 deaths from 25 districts in 8 states, 15 in Maharashtra alone, says health ministry
Ten states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and UP, account for 77% of the active COVID-19 cases, said Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan

India's COVID-19 recovery rate now 82.14%; over 93,000 patients cured in past 24 hours
According to the ICMR, a total of 7,02,69,975 COVID-19 samples have been tested so far, with 13,41,535 having been tested on Friday alone

Coronavirus Updates: Rajasthan reports 1, 347 new cases; Jharkhand health minister tests positive
Coronavirus Updates: Total cases in Rajasthan climbed to 63,977 while the toll mounted to 898 with 11 deaths

Committee on COVID-19 vaccine administration to meet today; India records over 22 lakh cases
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, three Indian COVID-19 vaccines are in different phases of clinical testing at present

India comes a 'close second' after US in COVID-19 testing, says Donald Trump
While the US has tested close to 65 million people for COVID-19, India would be second with 11 million tests, claimed the US president


Here are some key takeaways from the health ministry's press briefing on COVID-19
Lav Agarwal stressed throughout the press briefing that India is not in the phase of community transmission yet.