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Harsh Vardhan, ‘missing’ from Covid fight, resigns as health minister amid Modi cabinet reshuffle

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan chaired the GoM on Covid-19, but was missing at critical points, such as when cases in Delhi peaked, with Amit Shah stepping in to take action.

India records 43,733 new Covid cases, 930 deaths in last 24 hours

The active cases have declined to 4,59,920 comprising 1.50% of total infections and national recovery rate has improved to 97.18%, according to the health ministry data.

India records 39,796 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, daily positivity rate at 2.61%

A total of 723 deaths were registered in a day, including 306 fatalities in Maharashtra, 76 from Kerala and 72 from Tamil Nadu. The number was the lowest in around 88 days.

Centre sends teams to Kerala, Chhattisgarh, 4 other states to help manage Covid crisis

Teams will be supporting the states in their efforts to carry out a targeted Covid management, and effectively tackling the pandemic, a Union Health Ministry statement said.

India registers 45,951 new Covid cases, deaths below 1,000 for third consecutive day

The active Covid cases further declined to 5,37,064 comprising 1.77 % of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has improved to 96.92%.

Health ministry issues guidelines for administering Covid vaccine to pregnant women

The ministry has prepared a fact-sheet to guide frontline workers or vaccinators to counsel pregnant women about the availability, value and precautions of the Covid-19 vaccine.

India adds 46,148 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, weekly positivity rate drops to 2.81%

According to data from the health ministry, the country registered 979 deaths due to Covid in a day taking the death toll to 3,96,730 while active cases declined to 5,72,994.

Over 1.45 crore Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs, says health ministry

The states and union territories have so far got over 31.17 crore vaccine doses through the free-of-cost channel of the central government and direct procurement.

India reports 51,667 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, weekly positivity rate drops to 3%

The number of active Covid cases has declined to 6,12,868 and now comprises 2.03% of the total infections. The national recovery rate has improved to 96.66%.

India reports 54,069 new Covid cases, recovery rate improves to 96.61%

According to the health ministry data, a net decline of 16,137 cases in the Covid caseload has been recorded in a day. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.91%.

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