India recorded 3,26,098 new cases and 3,890 fatalities on Saturday, as per Covid data collated from state government figures. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 31,30,17,193 samples were tested for Covid-19 up to May 14, 2021. Of these, 16,93,093 samples were tested yesterday. Stay with TOI for all updates:Read Less
Delhi govt has written to Dr Reddy's Laboratories for supply of 67 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Plasma therapy most likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on Covid-19. Final decision to be taken, reports ANI quoting sources
Covid-19 vaccine tracker
Number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India stands at 18,21,99,668 as per 8 pm provisional report today: Health ministry
Assam government issues fresh lockdown guidelines
Punjab records 6867 new Covid-19 cases, 8,125 discharges and 217 deaths in the last 24 hours
Maharashtra reports 34,848 new Covid-18 cases, 59,073 discharges and 960 deaths in the last 24 hours
Uttarakhand registers 5654 new Covid-19 cases, 4,806 recoveries and 197 deaths in the last 24 hours
West Bengal registers 144 new Covid-19 fatalities, highest so far in single day, 19,511 fresh cases
Mumbai reports 1,147 new Covid-19 cases, 2,333 recoveries, and 62 deaths in the last 24 hours
Uttar Pradesh on Saturday registered 281 fresh Covid-19 fatalities, raising the death toll to 17,283, while the infection count climbed to 16,09,140 with 12,547 more cases
Kerala's Covid-19 tally has risen to 20,88,208 with 32,680 fresh cases, death toll has climbed to 6,339 with 96 more fatalities
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting with state health ministers and officials of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat via video conference today to review the current Covid-19 situation.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has given directions for setting up of special wards at 5 medical colleges in Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Indore and Rewa for the treatment of black fungus
The cause of concern is Tamil Nadu where a rise in number of active cases has been reported in last one week: Lav Aggarwal, joint secretary, Union health ministry
Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh have reported a major drop in case positivity: Govt
Single-dose vaccination coverage among healthcare workers is 89% at the national level. It's 95% in Rajasthan, 96% in Madhya Pradesh & 99% in Chhattisgarh. In Delhi, it stands at 78%, which is 11% below the national average. It should be taken to above 95%: Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog
Maharashtra govt modified order of manadatory negative RT-PCR test report for cargo carriers entering the state. As per the revised order, the driver and other staff will be allowed after checking temperature, other Covid symptoms and status in Aarogya Setu app
Curfew extended in Himachal Pradesh till May 26
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to extend the coronavirus-induced curfew in the state till May 26. The decision to extend the curfew was taken in a state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday.