Page 38 - Icmr

DATA STORY: India adds 75,000+ cases for 3rd straight day; tally past 3.4 mn

India's new daily closed cases stand at 66,071 - 1,021 deaths and 65,050 recoveries. The share of deaths in total closed cases stands at 1.57%

DATA STORY: Over 77,000 cases added in India's sharpest single-day jump yet

India's new daily closed cases stand at 61,234 - 1,057 deaths and 60,177 recoveries. The share of deaths in total closed cases stands at 1.73%

DATA STORY: Over 18k active cases added in a day; India tally up by 75,000+

Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Kerala, Haryana, Tripura and Goa have all reported their respective biggest single-day spikes in total cases

DATA STORY: India toll nears 60K-mark with more than 1,000 deaths in a day

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 33.0 days, for active cases at 167.6 days, and for deaths at 47.4 days

Jharkhand fixes fee for private hospitals for treating Covid-19 patients

With reports of arbitrary charges taken by private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, Jharkhand Health Department has fixed fees for these hospitals for treating coronavirus patients."Several incidents of exploitation by private hospitals were being reported so the government has decided to fix rates of COVID-19 treatment across the state. Our effort is to ensure that patients do not have to face financial burden if they are infected with the virus. If hospitals are found to be in violation of these rules, legal action will be taken," Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta said.According to State Health Department, all districts have been divided into three categories, A, B, and C, and hospitals in the districts are further divided into two categories - NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers) and non-NABH. The prices have been fixed according to these categories.Pricing in the Group A district (NABH) ranges from Rs 6000 for a patient without ...

Delhi coronavirus update: 1,693 new COVID-19 cases reported, 17 deaths

As many as 1,693 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths were reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases to 1,65,764 in the national capital

Odisha coornavirus update: Record 3,371 cases push state's tally to 87,602

Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as 3,371 more people tested positive for the infection, taking the state's tally to 87,602

Indian Council of Medical Research's twitter handle 'compromised'

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that their twitter handle had been 'compromised' and necessary steps were being taken to rectify the issue

Assam coronavirus update: State reports highest 24-hour jump in deaths

Assam reported its highest single-day spike of 14 COVID-19 deaths, taking the overall toll to 274, while 2,179 new infections pushed the total cases to 96,771

Bihar coronavirus update: Tally rises to 126,989; death toll mounts to 653

Bihar's Covid-19 caseload rose to over 126,000 as 2,163 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 653

ICMR says Twitter handle compromised after 'liking' tweets critical of govt

According to sources, it was observed that certain tweets criticising the government were "liked" from the ICMR's official Twitter handle

Over 37.6 million samples tested for coronavirus so far, says ICMR

A total of 823,992 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the total number of samples tested to 37,651,512 so far

Andaman and Nicobar coronavirus update: UT reports 41 new cases, 2 deaths

COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 2,945 as 41 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Union territory's coronavirus death toll to 37

Rajasthan coronavirus update: State sees 13 deaths, 1,370 fresh cases

Rajasthan recorded 13 more fatalities due to novel coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 980, a health department official said

Irresponsible people are driving the Covid-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG

ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that "irresponsible people" who were not following the norms to prevent the spread of Covid-19 were driving coronavirus pandemic in India

Odisha coronavirus update: Caseload jumps to 84,231, toll mounts to 428

Odisha's Covid-19 tally jumped to 84,231 on Tuesday with 2,752 fresh positive cases, while nine more fatalities pushed the toll to 428

Assam coronavirus update: State reports 8 more deaths, 1,973 new infections

Assam's coronavirus tally rose to 94,592 after 1,973 cases were reported, while eight people succumbed to Covid-19 taking the death toll to 260

No need to be alarmed over Covid-19 reinfection cases in Hong Kong: ICMR

At a press briefing, ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said the Hong Kong case is a stray example and the reinfection can depend upon various factors

DATA STORY: Biggest 24-hr jump in cured cases pushes recovery rate to 76%

India now accounts for 10.62% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 7.15% of all deaths (one in every 14)

Uttar Pradesh coornavirus update: Eastern UP new hub of Covid-19 in state

The latest trend of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh shows that more coronavirus cases are being reported in the eastern parts of the state than in the west