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Data story: India logs 5,910 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,007

India has added 46,722 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 6,799 new Covid cases; active tally at 55,114

India has added 57,419 cases in the past 7 days

Chhattisgarh sees 140 coronavirus cases, one death, 190 recoveries

Chhattisgarh on Saturday reported 140 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 2.21 per cent, taking the tally to 11,74,113, an official said. The death toll increased by one to reach 14,114, the official said. The recovery count stood at 11,59,254 after 190 persons were discharged during the day, leaving the state with 745 active cases, he added. "Durg led with 35 cases, followed by 16 in Rajnandgaon, 14 in Raipur, 12 in Surguja, among other districts. No coronavirus case was reported in six districts," the official informed. With 6,348 samples examined during the day, the overall number of coronavirus tests carried out in the state so far went up to 1,84,80,210, he added. Chhattisgarh's coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 11,74,113, new cases 140, death toll 14,114, recovered 11,59,254, active cases 745, today tests 6,348, total tests 1,84,80,210.

India records over 6,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours; active tally declines

With 6,168 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,42,507, while the active cases declined to 59,210, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 5,27,932 with 21 new fatalities that include two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.68 per cent, the health ministry said. There has been a decline of 3,538 cases in the active COVID-19 caseload in 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.94 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 2.51 per cent, the health ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,38,55,365 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry, 212.75 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so f

Data story: India logs 7,946 new Covid cases; 37 deaths in 24 hrs

India has added 57,419 cases in the past 7 days

Covid booster jabs see 10% dip from last week despite govt push

Just five of 36 states/UTs have covered at least a third of the adult population with a booster dose

NEET-PG counselling for medical seats likely to begin from Sept 19: Reports

The NEET-PG counselling for admission to postgraduate medical courses, which was scheduled to begin from September 1, is likely to commence from September 19, official sources said on Wednesday. The Union Health Ministry on Monday deferred the NEET-PG counselling to allow the National Medical Commission (NMC) to complete the process of adding new seats. The ministry is likely to upload the counselling schedule in a couple of days, the sources said. "...the NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 was scheduled to commence from September 1. However, National Medical Commission (NMC) is in the process of issuing new letter of permissions (LoPs) for the current academic year and the same will be concluded till September 15. "Hence, in order to include more seats in the counselling for the benefit of the candidates, it has been decided by the competent authority to re-schedule the NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 which was scheduled to commence from September 1," the ministry had said in a notice. Usually

Data story: India records 9,808 new Covid cases; death toll at 527,874

India has added 60,198 cases in the past 7 days

Inter-ministerial MoU inked for promotion of 'One Herb, One Standard'

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked between the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (Ministry of Ayush) and the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (Ministry of Health) here on Tuesday for inter-ministerial cooperation for the promotion and facilitation of "One Herb, One Standard". P K Prajapati, Director (in-charge) of the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (PCIM&H), and Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Secretary-cum-Scientific Director of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), signed the MoU in the presence of Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, according to a statement issued by the ministry. On the occasion, Kotecha said, "The primary objective of this MoU is the development of cooperative efforts between the PCIM&H and the IPC to promote public health by facilitating the development of harmonised herbal drug standards. Since both the PCIM&H and the IPC are working with the common cause, it is logical and .

NEET-PG counselling deferred, likely to be held in third week of Sept

The Union Health Ministry on Monday deferred the NEET-PG counselling for admission to postgraduate medical courses, which was scheduled to begin from September 1, to allow the National Medical Commission to complete the process of adding new seats. Though the ministry has not announced the revised schedule, official sources said the counselling is likely to begin in the third week of September. "...the NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 was scheduled to commence from September 1. However, National Medical Commission (NMC) is in the process of issuing new letter of permissions (LoPs) for the current academic year and the same will be concluded till September 15. "Hence, in order to include more seats in the counselling for the benefit of the candidates, it has been decided by the competent authority to re-schedule the NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 which was scheduled to commence from September 1," the ministry said in a notice. Also, regulatory inspections in some medical colleges are underway,

Data story: India logs 7,591 new Covid cases; death toll at 527,799

India has added 66,763 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 9,436 new cases, 157 deaths as states clear backlog

India has added 68,703 cases in the past 7 days

Over 2.2 mn precautionary Covid jabs being administered per day: Health min

While the daily average Covid vaccination doses cross 2.8 million mark, over 880,000 special vaccination camps have been organised in the country

Pharma needs a dose of regulation

Code for pharmaceutical marketing must be implemented

Data story: India records 10,725 new Covid cases, active tally at 94,047

India has added 80,056 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India records 10,649 new Covid cases, death toll at 527,452

India has so far administered 2,105,883,682 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 8,586 new Covid cases; 80,352 infections in 7 days

India has so far administered 2,103,165,703 vaccine doses

Honour goes to those who live for the country, says Mansukh Mandaviya

The award goes to the winner, and the honour goes to the one who lives for the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said at the 'Bharat Swaasth Mahotsav'

Data story: India logs 9,531 new Covid cases; active tally at 97,648

India has added 80,579 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 11,539 new Covid cases; active tally below 100,000

India reported a decrease of 1,287 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 99,879