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Sunday, June 16, 2024
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Topic: Health Ministry

India records 26,506 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, total tally nears 8 lakh

The number of coronavirus recoveries stands at 4,95,51, while there are 2,76,685 active cases in the country.

Govt says India not in community transmission stage, only 49 districts account for 80% cases

At the first health ministry Covid briefing in a month, govt defends ICMR’s ‘rush vaccine’ letter & said doctors don't require its nod for plasma therapy.

India registers 24,879 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, total cases over 7.6 lakh

According to the health ministry data, the Covid death toll climbed to 21,129 and the number of recoveries stands at 4,76,377.

India’s Covid tally rises to over 7.4 lakh with 22,752 new Covid cases in 24 hours

The number of recoveries stands at 4,56,830, while there are 2,64,944 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country.

India’s coronavirus tally crosses 7 lakh mark, death toll at 20,160

The number of recoveries stands at 4,39,947, while there are 2,59,557 active Covid cases in the country.

India registers nearly 23k new Covid cases, 442 deaths in last 24 hours

This is the second consecutive day when coronavirus cases have increased by more than 20,000. The current tally stands at 6,48,315.

No need for testing after home isolation period is over: Health Ministry

The Union Health ministry has revised home isolation guidelines to include asymptomatic positive patients in the list of mild or pre-symptomatic coronavirus infection cases.

43% of Covid patients in India who died had no comorbidities: Govt analysis

Govt-run IDSP analysed all Covid deaths recorded until 2 July. The analysis shows a little less than half the deceased were patients aged below 60.

Hand over bodies of suspected Covid cases to families without test results: Health Ministry

If such death cases test positive eventually, then the requisite action for contact listing, tracking etc. should be carried out subsequently, a letter on the matter stated.

India’s coronavirus tally crosses 6 lakh mark, death toll at 17,834

The national Covid-19 case load increased to 6,04,641, only five days after it crossed five lakh, while number of recoveries stands at 3,59,859.

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Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

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