"In the past 24 hours, a total of 699 cases and 4 deaths have been reported. A total of 467 patients have successfully recovered from COVID-19," the bulletin said.
The overall active cases currently stand at 32,814, as of Sunday, with the daily positivity rate at 3.39 per cent, the Health Ministry stated further in its release.
The country recorded 6,155 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, marking a marginal increase from Friday's tally of 6,050 cases, the Union health ministry stated in a bulletin on Saturday.
As many 6,050 fresh Covid-19 infections were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, marking a significant jump from Thursday's tally of 5,335 cases, the Union health ministry said.
"On the occasion of World Health Day, I wish for the health of the whole world. The concept of Vasudev Kutumbakam is our heritage and in this series, the country is fulfilling its responsibility for the world in the health sector under the leadership of Modi ji," Mandaviya said.
The COVID-19 cases in India have seen an upward trend in the past few days with the daily fresh infections ranging between 2,994 on April 1 to 3,824 on April 2 and 3,641 on April 3 and 3038 on April 4.
The samples of eye-drops manufactured by India's Global Pharma Healthcare,which were linked to three deaths and blindness in some patients in US, are found to be "free of contamination", said Health Ministry sources on Tuesday.
"We need to remain alert but there is no need to worry. Currently, the sub-variant of Omicron which is circulating in the country hasn't increased hospitalisations," Mandaviya said.
Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that the prices of 651 essential medicines which were likely to increase by 12 per cent due to rising wholesale price index (WPI) will now witness a reduction in their retail prices by an ave
A total of 2,799 Covid vaccination doses were administered in the last 24 hours. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 1 (ANI/GPRC): Renowned gynaecologist and obstetrician and Director of Sunflower Hospital Dr RG Patel, has been appointed as an expert member of the National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board by the union health ministry.