Covid Cases

India logs 6,660 new Covid infections, 24 deaths

Active Covid cases in country have decreased to 63,380 while death toll has increased to 5,31,369.

India logs 10,753 fresh COVID-19 cases, slight decline since Friday

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 6.78 while the weekly positivity rate was pegged at 4.49

Few Indian states reinstate Covid curbs amid rapid rise in cases

Earlier this week, India's Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a COVID review meeting where he urged states to stay alert and review their emergency preparedness in case the situation gets worse

India sees a surge in COVID-19 cases: Does the country need a fourth jab?

India has registered 3,641 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The caseload over the past week has gone up at the fastest rate since the third wave the country battled in January 2022. Is a fourth precautionary dose needed? Experts say taking a booster shot may not be very beneficial

India lodges 3,095 fresh COVID cases, highest this year

The active cases now comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections while the national recovery rate has been recorded at 98.78 per cent

India sees record six-month high in COVID cases: Is it time to worry?

India recorded 3,016 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours — a 40 per cent jump since the day before. Experts attribute the rise in infections to the emergence of the XBB.1.16 Omicron variant, which has a high transmission rate

The latest in the COVID 'lab leak' theory: What we know and don't know about the origins of the pandemic

The US Energy Department concluded with ‘low confidence’ that coronavirus was most likely caused by an unintentional laboratory leak in China. However, intelligence agencies remain divided on the subject

6.8 million deaths, 135 million job losses and more: Key figures that define the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a series of unprecedented events, ranging from a record number of deaths, to a 3.1 per cent drop in global GDP, to masks becoming the pandemic's most symbolic accessory

South Korea drops indoor anti-Covid mask mandate amid concerns over spike in infection

South Korea Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said that the daily number of new infections is continuing to decline and despite concerns over a spike in cases in China, the situation here is under control without major troubles.

COVID cases, deaths trending downward, China claims current wave nearing end

The number of severe COVID cases and deaths are low and there was no significant rebound in cases during the Lunar New Year holiday, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said in its latest weekly update