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Kerala reports highest one day spike of 6,477 Covid-19 cases, toll at 635

A total of 3,481 people were discharged today after testing negative for the infection, taking the total number of those cured to 111,331

AIIMS' contribution in Covid-19 pandemic is monumental: Harsh Vardhan

While inaugurating the 65th Foundation Day celebrations of AIIMS, the health minister expressed his gratitude for the institution's huge contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic

NMC comes into existence as India's regulator of medical education

"With this, the decades-old institution of the Medical Council of India (MCI) stands abolished," the ministry said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Delhi hospitals running out of ventilator beds

First case in Maharashtra's Rajiwada wreaks havoc, New cases exceed recoveries, pvt hospitals see huge losses--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Nearly 70 mn Covid-19 tests conducted, positivity rate at 8.44%: Health Min

This exponential surge in the daily testing capacities strongly demonstrates the determined escalation of the testing infrastructure in the country, the ministry said

DATA STORY: India's active case reduction streak snapped, net addition at 3,734

With a daily increase of 86,052 in total cases, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 5,732,518 on Thursday to 5,818,570 - an increase of 1.5%

Coronavirus LIVE: Manish Sisodia, hospitalised with Covid, also has dengue

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,263,799 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 646,530, Tamil Nadu 547,337, Karnataka 540,847, and UP 369,686. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

National Medical Commission to come into force; BoG, MCI to be dissolved

NMC, in place of MCI, for development and regulation of all aspects of medical education and profession, has been constituted and will come into existence from Friday

Govt allows states to spend 50% of disaster response fund to fight Covid-19

The areas where the states can spend up to 50 per cent of the SDRF include quarantine, sample collection and screening facilities

Govt's 'eSanjeevani' digital platform records 300,000 consultations

The government further informed that among all the states, Tamil Nadu is leading with the completion of 129,000 tele-consultations

Covid-19: 75% cases in 24 hours concentrated in 10 states/UTs, says govt

Maharashtra continues to top this list. It has alone contributed to more than 21,000 cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with more than 7,000 and 6,000 coronavirus cases, respectively

Covid-19: Daily recoveries surpass new cases for six consecutive days

A total 87,374 people have recuperated in a span of 24 hours in the country, while the number of new confirmed cases reported is 86,508, according to the data updated at 8 am

DATA STORY: 82% of all Covid cases in India have recovered, 1.6% patients have died

India on Wednesday conducted 1,156,569 coronavirus tests and had a test positivity rate of 7.5%

Coronavirus LIVE: 3,714 new cases take Delhi tally to over 256,000

Coronavirus India update: Maharashtra has 1,242,770 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 639,302, Tamil Nadu 552,674, Karnataka 533,850, and UP 364,543. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

Indian manufacturers can produce 34.8 mn RT-PCR combo kits per month: Govt

Quoting an ICMR survey, Ashwini Choubey said Indian manufacturers can manufacture around 34.8 million RT-PCR test kits per month

Pandemics caused by new virus infect humans in multiple waves: Govt

Government has advised states to upgrade health infrastructure based on the case growth trajectory in respective states and districts

1,100 domestic PPE kit manufacturers developed by govt till date: Choubey

He was talking about increase in the production capacity of PPE kits in the country since the beginning of the lockdown

Covid-19: 74% new cases, 83% of deaths from 10 states/UTs, says govt

According to the official data, India's national cumulative positivity rate is 8.52 per cent and the TPM stands at 48,028 on Wednesday

Covid-19: 14 states have higher tests/million, lower positivity, says govt

The country's testing capacity has surged to more than 1.2 million tests daily

Covid-19: Daily recoveries exceed new infections for 5th consecutive day

Maharashtra continues to lead with more than 20,000 new recovered patients and Andhra Pradesh contributed over 10,000 to the single-day recoveries, the ministry said