India on Saturday became the first country in the world to administer DNA vaccine against COVID-19. It comes as India recorded a reduction of 1,03,921 cases in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

India becomes first country in world to administer COVID-19 DNA vaccine

India saw a single day rise of 42,982 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114, while the active cases increased to 4,11,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

India reports 42,982 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours

Gavi, or Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, has said the current Covid crisis in India has had a "knock-on effect" on vaccine needs to the other parts of the world and expressed an understanding that it is "clear that Indian vaccine production" will be "committed to protecting its own citizens.

India Covid crisis had 'knock-on effect' on global vaccine need, says Gavi

India's coronavirus situation is dire, with shortages of supplies that are crippling. The country set a daily world record on new infections. Watch One out of three new infections worldwide and nearly one out of four deaths worldwide is from India.

Several signs were ignored as India battered by fresh wave of coronavirus

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent condolences to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the coronavirus situation in India. In a letter that was sent on Friday, the Chinese president said that he is "very concerned" about the recent situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in India and on behalf of the "Chinese Government and people, as well as in my own name," he expressed "sincere sympathies to the Indian Government and people.

Chinese President Xi offers condolences to Indian PM Modi over Covid situation

India's second wave is not slowing down as the country in the last 24 hours has recorded more than 332,000 coronavirus cases. Yesterday, India set a world record in daily infections and today it has broken its own record.

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Even as the Covid crisis wreaks havoc in India, the country is all set to get essential supplies from Remdesivir to oxygen to containers from a whole host of countries.

Amid Covid surge, India looking to get Remdesivir, oxygen from several countries 

India on Friday recorded as many as the world's highest single-day spike with 332,730 fresh COVID-19 new cases. This record breaking rise in Coronavirus infections has overwhelmed hospitals and led to extreme shortages of beds and oxygen.

Coronavirus Update: India records 332,730 cases and 2,263 deaths in 24-hours

India is battling a record breaking rise in COVID-19 infections that has overwhelmed hospitals and led to extreme shortages of beds and oxygen. Country's health care system is on the verge of collapse due to the devastating second wave of the pandemic

India grappled by second wave of COVID-19, scarcity of beds and oxygen

Amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday undertook a comprehensive review to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country and called for ramping up its production.

PM Modi calls for increasing production of medical grade oxygen

India's coronavirus numbers are going from bad to worse as daily new cases have crossed the 180,000-mark. There has been a talk of new vaccines being introduced and there's a lot of confusion.

As India intensifies fight against Covid-19, will vaccine shortage complicate things?

Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh administered more than 10 million COVID-19 vaccinations during the four-day ''Tika Utsav'', the health ministry said on Thursday.

India vaccine drive: Three states administered more than 10 million shots

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India reported more than 184,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 1,000 deaths in just a day. This is the highest number of cases that India has ever recorded since the pandemic began.

India records more than 184,000 new cases of COVID-19 in just a day

India on Friday recorded an all-time high of over 132,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, and nearly about 780 people have lost their lives.

India reports over 132,000 new COVID-19 Cases in 24 hrs

India on Wednesday recorded an all-time high of over 115,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to more than 12.8 million. The death toll also reached over 166,000, including 630 new fatalities.

India reports over 115,000 new COVID-19 cases

India has reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases till now since the pandemic started. The fresh numbers have crossed the 100,000 mark in just the last 24 hours. The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, last year.

News Alert: India crosses 100,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time

Amid the huge spike in novel coronavirus cases in India, the health ministry on Wednesday confirmed a new "double mutant variant" found in Delhi, Maharashtra, and some other places.

India confirms new double mutant coronavirus variant

India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,08,26,363 with 12,059 new infections being reported in a day, while the daily deaths fell below 100 for the third time this month, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

Over 12,000 COVID-19 cases reported in one day, 78 new fatalities

India's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 1,08,14,304 with 11,713 new cases in a day, while 1,05,10,796 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 97.

11,713 new cases take India's coronavirus tally to 1,08,14,304

India reported 13,052 new COVID-19 cases, 13,965 discharges and 127 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.With this, the total cases in the country have mounted to 1,07,46,183 including 1,68,784 active cases and 1,04,23,125 total recoveries.

India reports 13,052 new COVID-19 cases

India reported the lowest number of daily coronavirus infections in over seven months with 10,064 new cases, which took the caseload to 1,05,81,837, while recoveries have surged to 1,02,28,753, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.

COVID-19: India records 10,064 new cases in the last 24 hours

India reported 13,788 new COVID-19 cases and 145 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The daily new cases have been below 20,000 for the past 11 days.

India reports 13,788 new COVID-19 cases, 145 deaths in last 24 hours

The share of India's active coronavirus cases has fallen below 2 per cent of the total caseload for the first time, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. The ministry attributed the fall to the steady decline in the daily cases.

India's active Covid cases fall below 2% of total caseload for the first time