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Coronavirus tally in India breaches 4.7 million mark, death toll at 78,586

The Covid-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection has further dropped to 1.65 per cent

DATA STORY: India adds over 97,000 cases in a day; Maharashtra tally past 1 mn

With 81533 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 77.77%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.66%

More than 3/4th of India's Covid-19 cases have recovered, discharged: MoHFW

Over three-fourth of reported COVID-19 cases in India have either recovered or been discharged, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Saturday.In a tweet, Union Heath Ministry shared a picture which showed the country's recovery rate at 77.65 per cent while the percentage of active cases stands at 20.7 per cent."The gap between the percentage of Recovered Cases and percentage of Active Cases progressively growing wide. More than 3/4 of total cases (more than 36L) recovered & discharged," the tweet also read.The active cases in the country are known to be only a "small portion", which is less than one-fourth of total cases, according to MoHFW."Centre-led COVID management strategies have focused on early detection through widespread, easy and aggressive testing; standardised quality and effective treatment in hospitals and supervised home/facility isolation; and reducing mortality," the Health Ministry said in a subsequent tweet.With the highest single-day .

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases cross 1 million-mark, toll at 28,724

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (990,795) Andhra Pradesh (537,687), Tamil Nadu (486,052), Karnataka (430,947), and UP (292,029). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Anganwadis shut down; schools prepare to reopen

Pubs in Delhi reopen, spike in child marriages during times of Covid, Experts advice caution on reopening of schools--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Western Europe surpasses US in daily infections

Virus deadly for young adults too, US stocks continue to decline in second week, French bakery's US offshoot files for bankruptcy and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Don't restrict inter-state movement of medical oxygen: Govt to states, UTs

No restriction should be imposed on inter-state movement of medical oxygen, the Health Ministry said, while adding that it is the responsibility of every state to ensure Covid patients receive oxygen

100% surge in coronavirus recovery rate in last 29 days: Health Ministry

Even as there has been been an unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases, there has been a 100 per cent surge in recovered patients in the last 29 days

DATA STORY: Biggest 24-hr jump sees India tally rising by 96,551; active cases up by 24,462

Delhi, after a lull of over a month and a half, has added record case additions on consecutive days. On Friday it reported 4,308 new coronavirus cases

Covid-19 LIVE: Maharashtra's tally nears 1 mn; 23,446 new cases reported

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (967,349) Andhra Pradesh (527,512), Tamil Nadu (480,524), Karnataka (421,730), and UP (285,041). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

India staring at another health disaster amid a raging battle with Covid-19

The biggest crisis is India's longstanding battle with tuberculosis. The country has as many as 2.7 million TB patients currently, by far the most in the world

Health ministry issues revised SOP for conducting exams during Covid-19

The Union health ministry removed the provision that allowed symptomatic candidates who insist on taking an exam to do so in isolation

Retest RAT negative cases with RT-PCR so asymptomatic ones not missed: Govt

The Union Health Ministry has urged all States and UTs to mandatorily retest all symptomatic negative cases of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) through gold-standard RT-PCR tests to diagnose Covid-19

India Coronavirus Dispatch: How to stop Metros from becoming superspreaders

Fear and mistrust in rural Punjab, Delhi cases hit new high, and What going back to school will be like--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

DATA STORY: India's biggest 24-hour jump in active and total Covid-19 cases, deaths

Delhi, which has reported high numbers in the past few days after a lull of over a month and a half has added 4,039 cases, its biggest single-day number, to take its tally to 201,174

Coronavirus LIVE: UP govt permits resumption of inter-state bus services

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (943,772) Andhra Pradesh (517,094), Tamil Nadu (474,940), Karnataka (412,190), and UP (278,473). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

India reports 74,894 recoveries in last 24 hours, recovery rate at 77.7%

With 74,894 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours, India's recovery rate now stands at 77.77 per cent, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed

Covid recoveries near 3.4 mn; 5 states contribute 61% of total active cases

The number of people recovered from Covid-19 in India has surged to 33,98,844, further improving the recovery rate to 77.77 per cent, while the case fatality rate has dropped to 1.69 per cent

DATA STORY: India reports its biggest single-day spike in recovered cases

India on Tuesday conducted 1,154,549 coronavirus tests and had a test positivity rate of 7.8%

LIVE: Delhi govt launches campaign urging people to follow Covid-19 norms

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (923,641) Andhra Pradesh (506,493), Tamil Nadu (469,256), Karnataka (404,324), and UP (271,851). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates