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COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]

Mar 28, 2020 11:17 IST

Updated: May 30, 2023 11:39 IST

Healthcare workers show swab samples for Covid-19 test, amid a rise in coronavirus cases in Jammu, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Photo: PTI

An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,800 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy on COVID-19, daily State-wise Status by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, all-India SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Testing Status by the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the WHO's 'Global Situation Reports' and 'India Updates' are also provided on this page.

COVID-19 updates from India and the World
COVID-19 State-wise Status - May 2023 (Last updated on May 30, 2023; 11.31 a.m.) Source: MoHFW, Government of India	WHO Global Situation Reports on COVID-19 [External Link]. Source: World Health Organization
COVID-19 Research Resources Repository (Data Sets) [ External Link] Source: National Digital Library of India	Weekly Epidemiological Reports on COVID-19 - May 2023 (Last updated on May 25, 2023) Source: World Health Organization
Daily Updates from Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (ICMR) [External Link] Source: ICMR, New Delhi	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions. [External Link] Source: Food and Drug Administration
PIB Daily Bulletin on COVID19 - October 2022 (Last updated on October 28, 2022; 6.02 p.m.) Source: PIB, Government of India	The WHO’s India Updates on COVID-19, Updates 1-116. (Last updated on July 22, 2022) Source: World Health Organization - India

PIB Press Releases – COVID-19 for the year 2023
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COVID-19: Month-wise Press Releases for the Year :- 2020 , 2021 and 2022

External Links on COVID-19

Press Releases in May

May 21, 2023

1888. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 1,282 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 8,115. 11.20 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1926032]. Click here for PDF.

May 20, 2023

1887. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 978 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 8,675. 10.52 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1925736]. Click here for PDF.

May 19, 2023

1886. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 1,050 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 9,092. 10.57 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1925377]. Click here for PDF.

May 18, 2023

1885. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 870 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 10,179. 1.22 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1925123]. Click here for PDF.

May 17, 2023

1884. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 883 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 11,393. 11.29 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1924671]. Click here for PDF.

May 16, 2023

1883. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 1,010 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 13,037. 11.08 a.m. IST. Read more...[https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1924376]. Click here for PDF.

May 15, 2023

1882. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 367 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 14,493. 11.29 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1924111]. Click here for PDF.

May 14, 2023

1881. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 1,699 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 15,515. 10.17 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1923979]. Click here for PDF.

May 13, 2023

1880. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 1,636 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 16,498. 10.42 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1923849]. Click here for PDF.

May 12, 2023

1879. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 1,593 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 18,009. 9.54 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1923554]. Click here for PDF.

May 11, 2023

1878. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 2,194 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 19,613. 11.09 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1923276]. Click here for PDF.

May 10, 2023

1877. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 2,055 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 21,406. 10.18 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1922982]. Click here for PDF.

May 09, 2023

1876. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 2,780 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 22,742. 10.57 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1922665]. Click here for PDF.

May 08, 2023

1875. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 439 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 25,178. 10.01 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1922454]. Click here for PDF.

May 07, 2023

1874. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 2,733 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 27,212. 10.50 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1922379]. Click here for PDF.

May 06, 2023

1873. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 1,198 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 30,041. 2.43 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1922275]. Click here for PDF.

May 05, 2023

1872. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 1,930 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 33,232. 10.18 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1922097]. Click here for PDF.

May 04, 203

1871. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 2,363 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 36,244. 10.09 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1921838]. Click here for PDF.

May 03, 2023

1870. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 2,459 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 40,177. 11.20 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1921536]. Click here for PDF.

May 02, 2023

1869. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 2,180 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 44,175. 10.30 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1921304]. Click here for PDF.

May 01, 2023

1868. COVID-19 UPDATE - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 172 doses administered in last 24 hours. India’s Active caseload currently stands at 47,246. 10.46 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1921026]. Click here for PDF.

Return to PIB Releases – COVID 19

Priya, R, et al., 2022 . COVID-19: Urban Middle Class Survey Highlights Need for People’s Agency in Policy Making , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, February 18.

Subramanian, S. 2021 . Pandemic-induced Poverty in India after the First Wave of COVID-19: An Elaboration of Two Earlier Estimates , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, August 19.

Shankar, G. and Kumari, R. 2020 . The Migrant Economy During the Pandemic: An Exploratory Study in Baisi Block, Bihar , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, December 10.

Jacob, N. 2020 . Sewage Testing as a Pandemic Monitoring Tool , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, September 10.

Chaturvedi, S. 2020 . Pandemic Exposes Weaknesses in India’s Disaster Management Responses , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, September 3.

Mudliar, P. 2020 . A Reality Check on India’s Search for Digital Utopia , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, August 28.

Ebenezer, R. 2020 . Ensuring Zero Tolerance for all Forms of Forced Labour , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, July 14.

Ngullie, O. G. and Ansari, A. A. 2020 . India’s Public Distribution System and the Pandemic – Revisiting Delhi’s Beneficiaries , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, June 26.

Vijay, G. and Gudavarthy, A. 2020 . A Pandemic as a Political Reality Check , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, April 15.

External Links on COVID-19

COVID-19: National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. [https://ncdc.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=132&lid=549].

Statement on the eighth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

Source : World Health Organization. [https://www.who.int/news/item/15-07-2021-statement-on-the-eighth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-pandemic].

Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline

Source : World Health Organization. [https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-therapeutics-2021.1].

Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme

Source : World Health Organization. [https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_16-en.pdf].

Information related to COVID-19

Source : Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

Standard Operating Procedures SOPs: National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

Source : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

ICMR Third National Sero-survey for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Source: Indian Council of Medical Research.

Government of India PIB Press Briefing, 4 ^th February 2021

Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Governement of India.