Sharp surge in COVID-19 infections globally, positivity rate over 5 % in 8 states: Health Ministry
Expressing his concerns about rising Covid cases in India, Agarwal said, “There has been a sharp surge in COVID cases in India; there are 9,55,319 active cases as on Jan 12.” Noting a high surge in Covid-19 infections in India, the positivity rate has risen from 1.1 per cent on Dec 30 to 11.05 per cent on January 12, the Union Health Secretary said.
Jan 12, 2022, 16:53 PM IST
Coronavirus Update: India sees consistent increase in recovery rate
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry has said that there has been a continuous decrease in districts reporting more than 100 average daily new cases. Watch this report to know more.
Jun 04, 2021, 18:32 PM IST
Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal tests COVID-19 positive
Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Friday tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19. In a tweet, Agarwal informed that he has contracted the virus and said that he is under home isolation as per COVID-19 guidelines.
Aug 14, 2020, 21:45 PM IST
India reported about 0.3 deaths per lakh population, lowest in world, says Health Ministry
Ministry of Health says 4.4 deaths per lakh population have been reported for the world, while India has reported about 0.3 deaths per lakh population, which is amongst the lowest in the world. To know more, watch the video
May 26, 2020, 17:38 PM IST
No new COVID-19 case reported in 16 districts in the last 28 days, says Health Ministry
Coronavirus cases in India have crossed the 29,000-mark with 64 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The Covid-19 death toll, meanwhile, has climbed to 934.
Apr 28, 2020, 17:40 PM IST
Coronavirus: India's recovery rate at 22.1%, says Health Ministry
85 districts have not reported any new case in the last 14 days says Health Ministry, to know more watch the video
Apr 27, 2020, 17:08 PM IST
Coronavirus COVID-19 recovery rate in India is 14.19 per cent, infection doubling in under 4 days in hotspots: Health Ministry
In what may come as a positive news amid the rising number of coronavirus cases, ICMR said that around 14.19 infected patients have been cured so far.
Apr 19, 2020, 18:16 PM IST
549 new COVID-19 cases and 17 fatalities in last 24 hours; death toll at 166: Health Ministry
The Top Health Ministry official said that the supplies of PPEs, masks, ventilators have begun and orders for 1.7 crore PPEs have been placed.
Apr 09, 2020, 16:58 PM IST
Coronavirus: Rise of 773 cases of infection and 32 deaths since Tuesday, says Health Ministry
Rise of 773 cases of infection and 32 deaths due to COVID-19 since Tuesday, says Health Ministry. Total of 1,21,271 tests for COVID-19 have been done so far.
Apr 08, 2020, 16:58 PM IST
773 new COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths in last 24 hours, highest till now: Health Ministry
Lav Agarwal added that the Centre has directed the states to continue its focus on building hospitals and on surveillance and contact tracing.
Apr 08, 2020, 16:44 PM IST
Watch Video: 4,421 COVID-19 cases in India, 354 in the last 24 hours says Health Ministry
Health Ministry of India said today that there have been 4,421 coronavirus cases in the country with 326 persons having been discharged after recovery.
Apr 07, 2020, 17:52 PM IST
4067 positive case in India, 693 reported in last 24 hours, says Health Ministry
Joint Secretary of Health Ministry Lav Aggarwal says, 693 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 4067 in India out of which 1445 cases are related to Tablighi Jamaat. 76 per cent cases have been reported in males and 24 per cent in females.
Apr 06, 2020, 18:54 PM IST
Tablighi Jamaat spreads corona in 14 states, 647 new cases in last two days : Ministry of Health
647 coronavirus positive cases found in last two days are linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation: Health ministry official.
Apr 03, 2020, 18:24 PM IST
Mental Healthcare Bill 2016: Use technology as a tool for effective implementation, says official
Agarwal recognised the lack of trained professionals as a reason for lower focus on mental health in the country.
Mar 30, 2017, 18:13 PM IST
