As many as 28,903 new COVID-19 cases and 17,741 recoveries were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday. With the addition of fresh infections, the total cases in the country reached 1,14,38,734, including 2,34,406 active cases and 1,10,45,284 recoveries.

India reports 28,903 new coronavirus cases, 188 deaths in last 24 hrs

A year after the Covid-19 outbreak and two months, which recorded a sharp decline in cases across the country, the pandemic is rearing its head again. Initially, it appeared that the infection was only picking up in Maharashtra and Punjab, which accounted for a large majority of Covid-19 cases.

India: Eight states account for 85% new cases, stoking fears of another wave

A week-long lockdown with strict restrictions came into force in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Monday to contain the rise in COVID-19 cases. Hundreds of persons were fined for not wearing masks and vehicles were detained during the day.

Maharashtra: Week-long Covid-19 lockdown in Nagpur, hundreds fined on first day

The single-day rise of new Covid-19 cases in India on Saturday is the country`s highest tally so far this year. It recorded 24,882 cases, showing eight per cent increase since Friday.

At 24,900, India reports highest number of coronavirus cases in 2021

With over 20 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses, India on Friday recorded the highest number of vaccinations administered in a single day, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.

India records highest single-day COVID-19 vaccinations

India reported 17,921 new COVID-19 cases, 20,652 recoveries, and 133 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday. The cumulative cases in the country reached 1,12,62,707 including 1,84,598 active infections and 1,09,20,046 recoveries.

India reports 17,921 new coronavirus cases, 133 deaths in last 24 hrs

India's total COVID-19 active cases stand at 1.68 lakh with five states accounting for 84.16 per cent of the active infections, while six states and UTs have a weekly positivity rate higher than the national average of two per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Five Indian states account for over 84% active COVID-19 infections

Fresh Covid-19 cases are showing a worrying upward trend over the last two weeks. Single-day rise of 15,510 new Covid cases reported in the last 24 hours pushed India`s tally to 1,11,12,241 on Monday, while 106 fatalities mounted the death toll to 1,57,157, the Union Health Ministry said.

India records over 15,000 new coronavirus cases

In March 2020, a New York-based foreign affairs analyst predicted a disaster in India as the COVID-19 pandemic left no territories untouched from its wrath. "Foreign Policy" questioned the effectiveness of India's lockdown.

Is India the new success story of coronavirus pandemic?

The daily coronavirus recovered cases in India have been continuing to outnumber daily new cases since the last 20 days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said here on Wednesday.

India's daily COVID-19 recoveries outnumber new cases in last 20 days

India’s total number of deadly coronavirus cases have mounted to 98,84,100 with 27,071 infections being reported in the last 24 hours. The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 for the third time this month, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93.

Covid-19 in India: New cases dip below 30,000 for the third time this month

With 30,254 new Covid cases and 391 deaths in the past 24 hours, India`s overall tally stood at 98,57,029 on Sunday, while the death toll touched 1,43,019, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

With 30,254 new cases, India's COVID-19 tally reaches 98.5L

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that there are six COVID-19 vaccine candidates in different clinical trial stages being developed by various manufacturers in India.

Six COVID vaccine candidates in different clinical trial stages in India: Union Health Secretary

At a usual Indian wedding, one is bound to spot a colourful display of ornaments, food, and all that jazz. But a recent wedding in India had to accommodate COVID-19 in a bid to stick to the festivities.

India: Couple weds in PPE kits at quarantine centre after bride tests positive for COVID-19

Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikannu, who was battling Covid-19, has died, the hospital treating him said on Sunday. The 72 year-old minister breathed his last late on Saturday night, Kauvery Hospital Executive Director Dr Aravdindan Selvaraj said in a medical bulletin.

Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikannu dies due to COVID-19

India continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases. For the third day after the active cases dropped below the 6 lakh-mark after nearly three months, the progressive decline has been maintained, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

India sustains trend of declining COVID-19 active cases

India on Thursday reported a spike of 69,652 cases, 977 deaths in the last 24 hours as the COVID-19 tally crossed the 28-lakh mark. According to the Health Ministry's latest update, the COVID-19 tally in the country has risen to 28, 36,926 including 6, 86,395 active cases, 20, 96,665 cured/discharged/migrated & 53,866 deaths.

India sees biggest 1-day spike of 69,652 Coronavirus cases, tally crosses 28 lakh-mark

India reported 64,531 fresh cases and 1092 deaths in the last 24-hours taking tally above 27 lakh-mark and toll above 52,000 on Wednesday. According to the Union Health Ministry, the coronavirus tally in the country now stands at 27,67,273 including 6,76,514 active cases, 20,37,870 discharged/migrated and 52,889 deaths.

Coronavirus in India: 64,531 fresh cases and 1092 deaths in the last 24-hours

India's COVID-19 tally increased to 2,589,682 with a single-day spike of 63,490 cases, while the total number of recoveries rose to 18,62,258, pushing the recovery rate to 71.

With 63,490 new cases, India's coronavirus tally nears 2.6 million mark

Recoveries among COVID-19 patients in India crossed the 11 lakh-mark on Sunday with over 51,000 patients recuperating in a 24-hour span, the highest recorded so far, pushing the recovery rate to?

COVID-19 recovery rate in India rises to 65.44%, fatality rate drops to 2.13%

Amid rising coronavirus cases, Karnataka on Thursday suspended arrivals of flights, trains, and vehicles from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Karnataka suspends flights, trains from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

The Indian Railways on Thursday said it has run over 163 Shramik Special trains since May 1 and ferried home over 1.60 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown.

Shramik Trains: Over 163 run so far, more than 1.60 lakh migrants ferried

Nearly 80 per cent of the total coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir have been reported from six districts of the state, said Bhupinder Kumar, the Mission Director of National Health Mission (NHM) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

80% of coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir reported from 6 hotspots

Indian Council of Medical Research has instructed states to pause the use of Chinese rapid testing kits over concerns that they are faulty. At least three Indian states have expressed dissatisfaction with the kits, claiming that they are malfunctioning and only have an accuracy of 5 per cent.

COVID-19: Rapid testing paused due to issues with Chinese kits

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