India Covid 19

India sees 42,625 new cases, 562 deaths; Kerala behind case surge, Maharashtra drives spike in fatalities

The number of active cases increased to 4,10,353 and accounted for 1.29 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate rose to 97.37 percent, the data updated at 8 am showed.

COVID-19: R-number higher than 1 in eight states, says Centre; Kerala, Maharashtra continue to see uptick in daily cases

Lav Aggarwal said the pandemic is far from over, and the second wave, as far as India is concerned, is still not over

India records over 1.32 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 3,207 deaths; positivity drops to 6.57%

The active cases have reduced to 17,93,645 comprising 6.34 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 92.48 percent

Coronavirus News Updates: Given people's mandate twice, concerned about their suffering: Modi govt tells SC

Coronavirus News Updates: The government rebutted the Delhi government’s accusation that oxygen allocation is being done arbitrarily. The apex court was told that the AAP government has made it a “Centre versus Delhi fight”

COVID-19 second wave: Low case fatality rate emerges as only silver lining as daily cases exceed 1.15 lakh

India reported the highest case fatality rate of 3.60 percent in April 2020, a year later, on 7 April it stands at 1.30 percent now

Steep fall in India's COVID-19 case numbers since September leaves experts stumped

Simultaneously, scientists have identified several variants in India, including some that have been blamed for causing reinfection.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Shastri Bhawan partially sealed after senior law ministry official tests positive for COVID-19

Authorities sealed a floor of Shastri Bhawan, which houses several important ministries, on Tuesday after a senior official tested positive for the coronavirus, the second incident of a government building being partially cordoned off in Lutyen's Delhi within a week.

Sanitation workers in Mumbai's Colaba sent home without notice or pay; 'how will we survive', ask sweepers, cleaners

Sanitation workers face risks from handling hazardous items in the garbage like syringes, glass shards, and infected or toxic materials. Balkoti's daily wage was Rs 625, the minimum wage stipulated by Maharashtra state.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Maharashtra mortality rate higher than national, global averages, says report; over three-fourth of state's COVID-19 dead are male

According to a report by Maharashtra Medical Education and Drug Department, dated 11 April, reveals that not only does Maharashtra account for nearly a fifth of the national burden of COVID-19 cases with the highest nationwide tally but also has the highest mortality rate.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Consensus among states to extend lockdown, says Narendra Modi during interaction with CMs, terms next 3-4 weeks critical

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there seems to be a consensus among states on the extension of lockdown by another two weeks while emphasising that the next three-four weeks will be critical to determine impact of steps taken till now to curb spread of the novel coronavirus