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Nearly nine lakh COVID-19 tests done in last 24 hours, highest so far: Hea
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): India has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours while the number of people recovered has now gone up to about two million, Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
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COVID-19 recovery rate rose to 69.80 per cent due to efficient clinical ma
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said due to efficient clinical management, the COVID-19 recovery rate is increasing and now stood at 69.80 per cent.
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PM conducted virtual meet with CMs of 10 states over COVID-19 situation: H
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers of 10 states over the situation created by COVID-19, Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Health Ministry said.
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COVID-19 fatality rate comes down to 1.99 per cent: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that COVID-19 fatality rate has fallen below two per cent for the first time and stood at 1.99 per cent in India.
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8 states/UTs report 14 per cent of Covid-19 deaths, higher than national a
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): At least eight states and union territories are accounting for nearly 9 per cent of India's active cases and about 14 per cent of COVID-19 deaths, even higher than national Case Fatality Rate (CFR) average, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family
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Grocery shops, other vendors can be potential spreaders of COVID-19, Centr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has raised concerns that grocery shops, vegetable, and other vendors can be potential spreaders of coronavirus infection to a large number of people.
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Union Health Secretary directs 4 states to adopt ways to reduce COVID-19 m
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday directed the governments of four states -- Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, to analyse the factors driving the high COVID-19 mortality and devise ways and means to reduce the mortality.
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68 pc males, 32 pc females died due to COVID-19: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that of the people who died due to coronavirus in the country, 68 per cent are males and 32 per cent are females.
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In a first, India frames Prescribed Minimum Essential Specifications for C
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): In a first in India, the technical expert committee at the Union Health Ministry created Prescribed Minimum Essential Specifications for "Make in India ventilators" to be used in COVID-19 ICU, a senior health ministry official said on Tuesday.
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96 pc of 60,000 ventilators ordered by govt are 'Make in India'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Out of the total 60,000 ventilators the Union government has ordered, the share of Make in India ventilators is 96 per cent by volume and 90 per cent by value, according to the Union health ministry on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Three Indian vaccines in different phases of clinical testing, s
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): At present, country has three Indian COVID-19 vaccines which are in different phases of clinical testing, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday.
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Over 50% of COVID-19 deaths in India in patients aged 60 and above: Health
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Over 50 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in India have taken place among people aged 60 years and above and 37 per cent deaths have been reported among patients in the age group of 45 to 60 years, Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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