Union Health Ministry

	OTT programmes to carry anti-tobacco warnings; health ministry amends rules An audio-visual disclaimer of a minimum of 20 seconds on the ill effects of tobacco use will have to be also displayed at the beginning and middle of the programme. published on : 31st May 2023
	Active Covid cases in country dip to 4,972 The death toll has increased to 5,31,864 with five deaths, which includes three deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. published on : 28th May 2023
	India records 11,692 new Covid cases, active infections climb to 66,170 The death toll has increased to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. published on : 21st April 2023
	India logs 12,591 new Covid cases in a day, highest in around 8 months The daily positivity rate was 5.46 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 5.32 per cent published on : 20th April 2023
	Active Covid cases in country climb to 57,542 The daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.61 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.78 per cent. published on : 16th April 2023
	Country logs highest number of daily coronavirus cases in 149 days The country had recorded 2,208 cases in a single day on October 28 last year. The death toll has increased to 5,30,831 with seven deaths. published on : 26th March 2023
	No increase in hospitalisation rate or death amid spike in Covid cases: Health Ministry The subvariant has been found in states such as Maharashtra (105), Telangana (93), Karnataka (57), Gujarat (54) and Delhi (19). published on : 23rd March 2023
	Twenty-four lakh HIV-positive people in India, most in Maharashtra, Andhra and Karnataka Last year AIDS-related deaths were estimated at around 42,000, a 75.5 percent decline from 2010 to 2021. published on : 1st December 2022
	Infrastructure, manpower shortage ails services at Health and Wellness Centres: Report The only state, which faced no healthcare workers shortage, was Mizoram. published on : 20th May 2022
	Over 27.62 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India, says Union Health Ministry 5,39,11,586 persons across 37 States/Union Territories have received their first dose and a total of 12,23,196 have received their second dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive. published on : 19th June 2021
	India records 16,738 fresh Covid-19 cases, 138 deaths in last 24 hours The active caseload increased to 1,51,708 which comprises 1.37 per cent of the total infections, the data stated. published on : 25th February 2021