Covid Deaths

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Many lives could have been saved during the second wave of the Covid pandemic if containment strategies were implemented on time, a parliamentary panel has said. (Representational Image/AP)

Could have saved many lives if govt acted on time during Covid 2nd wave: Par panel

The government should have continued its efforts to monitor the resurgence of Covid and its possible outrage in the country, the panel said

13 Sep 2022 12:39 PM

The concern specifically includes on how the statistical model projects estimates for a country of geographical size and population of India and also fits in with other countries which have smaller population. (Representational image: PTI)

India questions WHO's methodology to estimate COVID-19 mortalities

India has shared its concerns with the methodology along with other member states through a series of formal communications

17 Apr 2022 10:51 AM

A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of outstation passengers for COVID-19 testing at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 539 days

A decrease of 1,541 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

25 Nov 2021 10:23 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Photo: AFP/File)

Credible data needed on Covid deaths in country: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi shared a video in which families from Gujarat alleged that they did not receive timely help

24 Nov 2021 1:11 PM

The daily rise in the number of coronavirus cases has been below 20,000 for 41 straight days. (AFP file photo)

COVID-19: India records 11,919 fresh cases, 470 more fatalities

The death toll due to the viral disease has shot up to 4,64,623 with 470 more fatalities

18 Nov 2021 12:38 PM

A health worker takes a nasal swab samples of a passenger to test for COVID-19, at a bus stand in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (AP/Ajit Solanki)

India records 11,271 new Covid-19 infections, 285 deaths

The daily rise in new COVID infections has been below 20,000 for 37 straight days and less than 50,000 daily for 140 consecutive days

14 Nov 2021 10:23 AM

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 111.40 crore. (PTI file photo)

India records 11,850 new coronavirus infections, 555 fatalities

A decrease of 1,108 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

13 Nov 2021 10:49 AM

A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of the outstation passengers for COVID-19 testing at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai, on Nov. 3, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India adds 10,929 COVID-19 cases, 392 deaths

The active cases comprise 0.43 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March last year

06 Nov 2021 10:10 AM

People get inoculated with the dose of the Covaxin Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a temporary vaccination camp inside a school in Mumbai. (Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)

Active COVID-19 cases in country increase to 1,61,334

An increase of 345 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

29 Oct 2021 10:18 AM

Benefiaciaries arrive for receiving Covid-19 vaccine dose at a free vaccination camp organized by the Delhi government, in New Delhi, Oct. 10, 2021. (PTI /Atul Yadav)

India reports 13,058 new COVID-19 cases, lowest tally in nearly 8 months

A decrease of 6,576 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

19 Oct 2021 9:38 AM

A health worker takes swab samples of a passenger for COVID-19 testing at Dadar railway station in Mumbai. (PTI file photo)

India reports lowest COVID-19 cases in 221 days, 166 fresh fatalities

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 24 straight days

18 Oct 2021 10:15 AM

A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at State Government-run at SKM Hall in Patna (PTI)

India logs 14,146 fresh Covid cases, 144 more deaths in a day

In a day, active cases declined by 5,786 and currently comprise 0.57 per cent of the total infections

17 Oct 2021 12:00 PM

: A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary, at a field in Tirunelveli. (PTI)

India records 15,981 COVID-19 cases, 166 fatalities in a day

With 17,861 recoveries in the last 24 hours, total recoveries jumped to 3,33,99,961

16 Oct 2021 10:32 AM

A BMC health worker takes swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India logs 14,313 fresh COVID cases, lowest in 224 days, 181 new deaths

The active cases have declined to 2,14,900 comprising 0.63 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020

12 Oct 2021 10:27 AM

Beneficiaries show Covid-19 vaccination card at a free vaccination camp organized by the Delhi government, in New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (PTI/Atul Yadav)

India logs 18,132 new COVID cases, national recovery rate increases to 98 per cent

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 17 straight days

11 Oct 2021 10:16 AM

A worker sanitises and fumigates a temple after the Maharashtra government allowed religious places to reopen from October 7, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.(PTI/Kunal Patil)

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 204 days

The 318 new fatalities include 134 from Kerala and 90 from Maharashtra

07 Oct 2021 10:49 AM

A health worker takes swab samples of a passenger for COVID-19 testing at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, Sept. 22, 2021. (PTI/Kunal Patil)

India logs 29,616 new COVID-19 cases, 290 fatalities

The active cases now constitute 0.90 per cent of the total infections, while the nationwide recovery rate was recorded at 97.78 per cent

25 Sep 2021 10:32 AM

SC dismisses plea seeking COVID ex-gratia for kin of deceased lawyers

This is a publicity interest litigation and just because you are in black coat does not mean your life is more precious than others, it said

14 Sep 2021 12:54 PM

A beneficiary receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, at a special vaccination drive Vaccination Mela, in Bengaluru, (PTI/Shailendra Bhojak)

India records 33,376 new coronavirus cases, 308 deaths

The number of active cases have increased to 3,91,516, comprising 1.18 per cent of the total infections

11 Sep 2021 10:34 AM

A health worker inoculates a woman with a dose of Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a temporary vaccination centre set up inside a school in Mumbai on September 7, 2021. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

India reports 43,263 new COVID-19 cases, Kerala adds 30,196 infections

The active cases increased to 3,93,614 comprising 1.19 per cent of the total infections

09 Sep 2021 10:27 AM

A health worker inoculates a woman with a dose of the Covishield Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination centre in Mumbai on September 3, 2021. (Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)

India records 42,618 Covid cases, 330 deaths in a day; weekly positivity rate 2.63 pc

The death toll climbed to 4,40,225 with 330 more people succumbing to the viral disease

04 Sep 2021 10:31 AM

A medic administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary in the presence of Kerala Minister for Health Veena George, during State's first drive-through vaccination, at Government Womens college in Thiruvananthapuram, August 19, 2021. (PTI)

COVID-19: India adds 44,658 new cases, 496 fresh fatalities

The active cases comprise 1.03 per cent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.63 per cent

27 Aug 2021 10:14 AM

Health workers inoculate beneficiaries against Covid-19, at a vaccination centre of Nair hospital in Mumbai, Monday, August 23, 2021. (PTI)

COVID-19: India adds 46,164 new cases, 607 deaths

The active cases comprise 1.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.63 per cent

26 Aug 2021 11:24 AM

A health worker administers the vaccine for COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)

COVID-19: India reports 36,571 new infections, active cases lowest in 150 days

A reduction of 524 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

20 Aug 2021 10:51 AM

A BMC health worker does thermal screening of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India logs 36,401 new COVID-19 cases, 530 deaths

The weekly positivity rate has been recorded at 1.95 per cent and it has been below three per cent for the last 55 days

19 Aug 2021 11:50 AM

A health worker administers Covid-19 vaccine dose to a woman at a temporary vaccination centre set up inside a cinema hall, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (PTI /Kunal Patil)

COVID-19: India logs 35,178 new cases, 440 fatalities

The active cases declined to 3,67,415, the lowest in 148 days, and comprise 1.14 per cent of the total infections, lowest since March 2020

18 Aug 2021 12:11 PM

Passengers travel in a suburban train after the government allowed fully vaccinated people against the Covid-19 coronavirus of all ages to travel in local trains in Mumbai on August 15, 2021. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)

India records 25,166 new COVID-19 cases, 437 deaths

The active cases have declined to 3,69,846, the lowest in 146 days

17 Aug 2021 11:19 AM

A health worker inoculates a man with the dose of Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination camp held in Ahmedabad on August 8, 2021. (Sam Panthaky/ AFP)

COVID-19: India records 35,499 new cases, 447 deaths

A decrease of 4,634 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

09 Aug 2021 10:36 AM

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a couple walks through a park at sunset in Kansas City, Mo. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II. (AP/Charlie Riedel, File)

US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since World War II

The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse, three years

21 Jul 2021 1:15 PM

The study estimates that 1,134,000 children lost a parent or custodial grandparent due to COVID-19. (Representational image: PTI)

1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to COVID during first 14 months of pandemic

The countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers include South Africa, Peru, US, India, Brazil, and Mexico

21 Jul 2021 10:09 AM

A woman gets inoculated with a dose of the Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination facility in Mumbai on July 13, 2021. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

India records 38,949 fresh COVID-19 infections

The positivity rate has been less than three per cent for 25 consecutive days

16 Jul 2021 10:24 AM

A decrease of 2,832 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. (PTI Photo)

India records 38,792 fresh Covid cases, 624 deaths

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh-mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16

14 Jul 2021 10:52 AM

A Tokyo Metropolitan Government employee takes the Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shot at a newly opened vaccination center in the government building, July 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP /Eugene Hoshiko)

UN chief calls for global vaccination plan as COVID-19 death toll tops 4 million

The world needs a global vaccine plan to at least double the production of vaccines and ensure equitable distribution

08 Jul 2021 12:00 PM

People stand outside a COVID vaccination centre in Bengaluru, June 28, 2021. (PTI/Shailendra Bhojak)

India sees slight rise in COVID cases, reports 48,786 new infections, 1,005 deaths

The active cases have further declined to 5,23,257 comprising 1.72 per cent of the total infections

01 Jul 2021 11:34 AM

A three-judge bench directed NDMA to ascertain within six weeks whether the ex-gratia amount can be paid to the family members of the victims.

SC directs Centre to frame guidelines to pay ex-gratia to kin of COVID victims

The top court passed the judgement after hearing petitions filed by two lawyers - Gaurav Bansal and Reepak Kansal

30 Jun 2021 2:32 PM

Maharashtra reported 23 doctor deaths and Kerala reported 24 deaths. (Representational Photo: PTI)

798 doctors died during COVID second wave; maximum lost their lives in Delhi: IMA

Pondicherry reported the lowest deaths of doctors by logging one death only

30 Jun 2021 9:59 AM

India has only managed to fully vaccinate only three per cent of its population against the world’s average of nine per cent. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | No good news: It’s difficult to be an optimist in India today

India’s economic growth has been falling for 42 months now, but the government has not spoken about why that is so and what went wrong

22 Jun 2021 7:17 AM

Health workers administer COVID-19 vaccine doses to shopkeepers at a market in Bhopal, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Centre places order for 44 cr doses of COVID-19 vaccines

AIIMS director said there is no data to show that children will be seriously infected in subsequent Covid-19 waves

09 Jun 2021 1:35 AM

An ITBP Stress Counsellor interacts with a COVID-19 patient at Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre, Radha Soami Beas, Chhatarpur, New Delhi, Monday, May 17, 2021. (Photo: PTI)

India registers 2.81 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 4,106 deaths

The number of active cases stands at 35,16,997, accounting for 14.09 per cent of the total infections

17 May 2021 11:22 AM

Mass cremation of COVID-19 victims at Parwati Ghat as coronavirus cases surge in Jamshedpur, Monday, May 10, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Ashwani Kumar | Amid grief as Covid surges, India needs divine mercy!

Wailing mothers, grieving children and the helplessness of marginalised people mock our politics

13 May 2021 12:00 AM

A COVID-19 patient receives free oxygen, provided by a Sikh organization at Indirapuram Gurudwara, in Ghaziabad. (Photo: PTI)

Sucheta Dasgupta | Hope in the time of sorrow and C-virus

Despite its no-pussyfooting bravado and stupendous majority, the govt did not declare a lockdown on Holi. The Kumbh continued uninterrupted

25 Apr 2021 12:00 AM

India now has the world’s fastest-growing Covid-19 caseload, adding more than 250,000 new infections every day for the past week or so. (Photo: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Lessons not learnt after a year of battling Covid

Once again, we are locked down. And migrant workers are leaving out of fear of being abandoned. How did we get here?

22 Apr 2021 12:00 AM

For all his continued popularity, at least as shown in the opinion polls, the fact is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been at the head of an incompetent administrative response to the pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Ideology or competence: What do the voters want?

Politicians are voted in and voted out for a variety of reasons, but rarely have they been voted out for incompetence

19 Apr 2021 12:00 AM

US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, hold a moment of silence and candelight ceremony in honor of those who lost their lives to Coronavirus on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, February 22, 2021. President Joe Biden called the milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19 "heartbreaking" and urged the country to unite against the pandemic. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US in mourning over 500,000 COVID deaths, UK sees hope

Unlike his predecessor Donald Trump, who often sought to minimize the disease, Biden has made the pandemic his top priority

23 Feb 2021 7:46 AM

A health official wearing protective gear takes blood sample of a man at a drive-through screening and testing facility for the COVID-19 coronavirus, alongside a street in Islamabad. (AFP)

Pakistan's coronavirus tally crosses 140,000-mark

29,085 tests were done in the last 24 hours taking the total number of COVID-19 tests conducted in the country to 897,650

15 Jun 2020 1:23 PM

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