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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicHealth Ministry

Topic: Health Ministry

2,116 cases of adverse effects reported among 119 cr Covid vaccine doses, govt tells SC

Percentage of serious or severe AEFIs — including death — continues to be less than 0.01% in case of both Covaxin and Covishield, government says in affidavit filed Monday.

Centre issues fresh advisory to states and UTs over new Covid variant

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the variant has significantly high number of mutations, and thus, has serious public health implications for the country.

India registers 8,488 new Covid cases, lowest in 538 days

The death toll climbed to 4,65,911 with 249 fresh fatalities while the active Covid caseload has decreased to 4,271, according to the Health Ministry data.

India registers 11,106 new Covid cases, 459 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 42 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 145 consecutive days now.

India registers 11,919 fresh Covid cases, 470 deaths in last 24 hours

Active cases have gone up to 1,28,762, accounting for 0.37% of total caseload and the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.28%, according to the Union health ministry's data.

Govt allows post-mortem after sunset in hospitals with proper infrastructure

Health Ministry said the new procedure promotes organ donation and transplant as organs can be harvested in the stipulated time window after the procedure.

India registers 10,229 Covid cases, 125 new deaths in last 24 hours

Active cases declined to 1,34,096 comprising 0.39% of total infections and the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.26%, the health ministry said.

India registers 13,091 new Covid infections, 340 deaths in last 24 hours

Active cases comprise 0.40% of total infections, the lowest since March 2020 and the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.25%, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said.

India registers 10,929 fresh Covid infections, 392 deaths in the last 24 hours

Active cases comprise 0.43% of total infections, lowest since March last year and national recovery rate stands at 98.23%, highest since March last year, the health ministry said.

India adds 11,903 new Covid cases, 311 deaths in past 24 hours

Number of active cases has declined to 1,51,209, comprising 0.44% of the total infections, lowest in 252 days, according to the data released by the health ministry showed.

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