India recorded 1,247 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours as capital Delhi recorded 501 COVID-19 cases on Monday. The virus positivity rate jumped 7.72 per cent on Monday in Delhi as against 4.

Delhi records over 500 COVID-19 cases; no mandatory RT-PCR required for domestic air travel

India on Thursday reported over 90,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours including 325 deaths. The health ministry said the daily positivity rate is currently at 6.43 per cent with 2,85,401 active cases in the country with the total number of cases reaching 90,928.

India reports over 90,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 325 deaths

Delhi is most likely to report around 10,000 new Covid cases today, taking the daily positive surge to nearly 10 per cent, state health minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said, while announcing the arrival of third wave in India.

‘Fifth wave in Delhi’: State health minister says 10,000 new Covid cases expected today

Popular film and television producer Ekta Kapoor is the latest Bollywood celebrity to have contracted COVID-19. On Monday, Ekta took to Instagram and informed everyone about her diagnosis.

Bollywood producer Ekta Kapoor tests positive for COVID-19

In response to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's decision to shut cinema halls amid spike in COVID-19 cases following the emergence of Omicron variant, Kamal Gianchandani, President, Multiplex Association of India (MAI) on Tuesday appealed to the state government to reconsider the order as it could lead to an "irreparable damage" for the Indian film industry which had just started to recover from the effects of the lockdowns.

Delhi govt's decision to shut cinemas could lead to irreparable damage: Multiplex Association of India 

The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak by February 3, 2022, claims a modelling study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

IIT-Kanpur study tells when third COVID-19 wave in India may peak

As the Omicron variant cases increase steadily in India, an IIT scientist has warned that the third wave of coronavirus could reach its peak by February. Manindra Agarwal, an IIT scientist who is involved in the mathematical projection of the trajectory of COVID-19, had warned that the Covid cases can reach upto 150,000 per day in India till February.

Omicron may cause third wave in India by February, scientist warns

India reported the lowest Covid cases since May 2020 on December 07, 2021. The health ministry reported a total of 6,882 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday. The new infections have taken the total tally of Covid cases to 3,46,48,383 and the active cases have decreased to 95,014, which is the lowest in 554 days.

As Omicron surges around world, India records lowest Covid daily infections

A scientist involved in the mathematical modelling of India’s COVID-19 pandemic on Monday claimed that the country is likely to see the third wave peaking between October and November if a more virulent mutant than the existing ones emerges by September.

India’s third COVID wave may peak between Oct-Nov, intensity to be less than second wave: Scientist

India added 45,083 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,26,95,030, while active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

India records over 45,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours; active cases rise for fifth consecutive day

Kerala on Saturday recorded over 30,000 coronavirus cases for the fourth consecutive day taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 39,77,572. There were 153 deaths reported in the 24 hours in the state with the total fatalities due to the virus rising to 20,466.

Kerala reports over 30,000 COVID-19 cases; night curfew to be imposed

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Wednesday said the COVID-19 infection in India will likely enter “some kind of stage of endemicity” marked by low or moderate levels of transmission.

India might be entering endemic stage of COVID-19: WHO chief scientist Swaminathan

With daily COVID-19 cases grazing the 2,000 mark over the past few days and the fear of a third wave, the Tamil Nadu government has announced a new set of restrictions.

Tamil Nadu: Despite third wave risk, government plans to open schools

India recently battled the second wave of coronavirus which took thousands of lives, and experts are urging people to follow the covid precautions to make sure the third wave is not as deadly as the previous one.

Will the third wave of coronavirus in India be deadlier than second? Scientist explains

India's second wave continues to kill even after a month as new daily infections remain well over 300,000. India's total pandemic caseload has crossed 22 million and in the last 24 hours, India reported more than 360,000 new cases, a dip from the previous day when daily infections had crossed the 400,000-mark.

India's average daily vaccination dips amid COVID-19 second wave

India's numbers are going from bad to worse with over 412,000 new COVID-19 cases now, which is the highest number of new infections India has reported in a single day.

Lessons for India: How Europe, US tackled COVID-19 second and third waves

India has been facing shortages in its battle against coronavirus despite aid flowing in from all over the world. For two weeks now, countries across the globe have been delivering assistance packages to India - oxygen concentrators, medicines, testing kits, masks and even ventilators.

Experts make dire projections amid second Covid wave as India faces medical shortages