The positivity rate is currently above 15 per cent in 24 states in the country and in the range of 5-15 per cent in nine, the ministry said.
11.81 lakh people have been given the first dose, in the age group of 18-44 years. So far, a total 16.50 crore doses have been administered across all categories: Arti Ahuja, Additional Secretary (Health Ministry)
The two medical oxygen plants have been installed at AIIMS and Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in the national capital with PM-CARES fund and will start supplying oxygen to these medical facilities by this evening, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
12 states have more than 1 lakh active cases, 7 states have 50,000 to 1 lakh active cases,& 17 states have less than 50,000 active cases. Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh & Andhra Pradesh have around 1.5 lakh active cases: Lav Agarwal, Union Health Ministry,Jt Secy
1500 PSA oxygen generation plants are being developed. To increase availability of oxygen we're working on converting nitrogen plants into oxygen plants. We've identified 14 industries with PSA nitrogen plants, 37 plants have also been identified: Joint Secy, Health Ministry
Ten states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, reported 69.1 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases registered in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Total vaccination across the country has crossed over 14.5 crore with more than 31 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered till 8 pm on Monday, the Health Ministry said.
The Union Health Ministry has advised 'proning for self-care' for coronavirus patients, stating that it is extremely beneficial for such patients with compromised breathing comfort, especially during home isolation.
India, currently being hit badly by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, on Tuesday reported its worst daily death toll, with large parts of the country now under lockdown amid a fast-rising second wave of infections.
There are 21,57,000 active cases in India currently i.e. twice the number of maximum active COVID-19 cases last year. More than 13 crore people have been vaccinated in the country so far including 30 lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours: Union Health Secy Rajesh Bhushan
India’s corona situation is turning grimmer with each passing hour as the nation recorded over two lakh new Covid-19 infection for the second consecutive day today. 10 states comprising Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have shown a steep rise in daily new COVID-19 cases accounting for 79.10 per cent of the new infections.
The total number of cases stands at 1,35,27,717. There are 12,01,009 active cases in the country at present while 1,21,56,529 people have recovered from the disease. The death toll has risen to 1,70,179.
149 districts have not seen a case of COVID in last 7 days, 8 districts have not seen a case in last 14 days, 3 districts have not seen a case in last 21 days, 63 districts have not seen a case in last 28 days: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
As per the data released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India on March 30 reported single-day spike of 56,211 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.
The whole country is potentially at risk, the government warned on Tuesday against the sudden spike in Covid cases. The Health Ministry, in a presser, said that the coronavirus situation in the country was going from "bad to worse".
Centre on Saturday advised a 5-fold covid containment strategy to states witnessing rise in daily covid cases. The strategy directs these states to increase testing and vaccination, effective tracing, prompt isolation, efficient clinical treatment, and adherence to COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said two states are of grave concern, that have shown a recent surge in cases — Maharashtra, which reported more than 28,000 cases in the last 24 hours and Punjab, which is reporting a huge number of cases in proportion to its population.
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday briefed on the Covid situation in the country saying that 60 per cent of active cases are concentrated in Maharashtra.
India launched the world's largest vaccination drive on January 16 for the healthcare and frontline workers. According to government data, over 11 lakh people have been administered two doses of Covid vaccines so far.
Union Health Ministry secretary Rajesh Bhushan informed that over 1 .17 crore vaccine doses have been administrated. Of this, 1.04 crore include first doses while 12.61 lakh second doses.
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