Coronavirus Cases

According to latest reports COVID-19 cases are rising sharply in Singapore, Hong Kong,and across Asia. Health authorities urge preventive measures, personal responsibility, and vaccine vigilance to help curb another potentially disruptive wave.

Odisha reports over 100 new COVID-19 cases after six months

The cases were detected on April 7 after 5,526 samples were tested, health department official said.

610 cases of Covid's new variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG data

The highest number of Covid cases caused due to this variant has been found in Maharashtra and Gujarat at 164 each, followed by 93 Telangana and 86 in Karnataka, according to INSACOG data.

Lack of information on China's COVID-19 surge stirs global concerns

The US, Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Italy have announced testing requirements for passengers from China.

Coronavirus Update | India reports 16,103 new COVID-19 cases, 31 fatalities in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.27 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 3.81 per cent, according to the ministry.

Coronavirus Update | India reports 17,092 new COVID cases, 29 fatalities in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.14 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 3.56 per cent, according to the ministry.

Coronavirus Update | India reports 11,739 new COVID-19 cases, 25 fatalities in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.59 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.25 per cent, according to the ministry.

India reports over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases after 103 days, 10 fatalities in last 24 hours

A total of 8,329 new coronavirus cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,24,757, with 10 fatalities being recorded.

Wearing mask is not mandatory but advised, says Maha health minister

The state health minister said although the letter by the health ministry says the use of masks is a must, it is in fact an appeal to people to wear masks. He added no action will be taken against those who don't wear them.

New York city keeps mask mandate for kids under 5 as cases rise

Mayor Eric Adams had planned to lift the mask mandate starting Monday if coronavirus cases remained low. But he decided Friday that preschoolers should continue to wear masks because they are too young to be vaccinated and cases are increasing again in the city, a rise fueled by an omicron subvariant, BA.2, that is dominant in the United States.

With 2,000 new infections, China's daily COVID-19 cases hit 2-year high

The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,807 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 131 imported cases, China's National Health Commission said on Sunday.

India's active COVID-19 cases decline, daily cases below one lakh for 14th straight day

The active cases comprise 0.52 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.28 per cent, the ministry said.

India logs 22,270 fresh COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 1.8%

Daily COVID-19 cases in the country have remained below one lakh for 13 consecutive days now.

COVID-19 update | In Maharashtra, new cases drop sharply to 6,436; 24 die, 18,423 recover

With these additions, the overall tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 78,10,136, while the death toll jumped to 1,43,098, the department said in a bulletin.

COVID-19 update | Full office attendance for all central govt employees from February 7: Jitendra Singh

The decision was taken in view of a decline in the number of coronavirus cases, he said.

Coronavirus Omicron Highlights | Maharashtra's daily Covid count crosses 46,000, Delhi logs over 27,000 cases

Coronavirus Omicron Highlights | India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 154.50 crore on January 12 with more than 66 lakh vaccine doses being administered till 7 pm, the Union Health Ministry said.

From Delhi to Odisha, these states have ordered schools to remain shut as COVID-19 cases spike

Even though the vaccination drive for 15-18 year olds has begun today, many states have instructed schools to opt for online classes.

Omicron Is Overwhelming New York’s Quarantine Hotel System

As the number of new virus cases in the city has skyrocketed to 130,000 so far this week, from 16,000 during the first week of December, the city unit that runs the main hotel-quarantine program has declined to say whether there was a wait for rooms.

Six people test COVID-19 positive from 'at risk' countries on first day of international travel guidelines

The samples of all six passengers have been sent to INSACOG labs for Whole Genomic Sequencing.

How Omicron, the New COVID-19 Variant, Got Its Name

The practice of naming viruses for regions has also historically been misleading. Ebola, for example, is named for a river that’s actually far from where the virus emerged.

EU reviews Pfizer Covid pill for emergency use

The move would allow the European Medicines Agency to advise countries that wanted to use the US pharma giant's promising antiviral treatment ahead of formal approval across the EU.

Maharashtra records 1,632 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths, 1,744 recoveries

With the addition of new cases and deaths, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 65,99,850, while the toll increased to 1,39,965.On Thursday, the state had recorded 1,573 new coronavirus cases and 39 fatalities.

Maharashtra sees 1,553 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths, 1,682 recoveries

Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 97.38 per cent and the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent

Keep LMO stock at 95% capacity, Maharashtra tells manufacturing units

In an order issued during the day by Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, these units were asked to maintain 95 per cent stock by September 30, with district collectors being directed to ensure that LMO is stored to the maximum possible technically feasible level.

COVID-19 Kerala : Night curfew in the state from next week, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Fresh COVID-19 cases crossed the 30,000 mark for the fourth consecutive day in the state on Saturday. Since July 27, when restrictions were relaxed in the state for a few days on account of two festivals, the state has been logging more than or close to 20,000 case almost every day.