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The first cases of COVID-19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala, among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March, and in the rest of the country on 25 March.
The National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, ICMR, released a document titled "Guidance for appropriate recording of COVID-19 related deaths in India". [ 2 ] In March 2020, the first two COVID-19 infected people to die in India officially died due to their co-morbidities and not COVID-19. [ 3 ]
The COVID-19 pandemic reached the state of Nagaland on 22 May 2020, with its first case confirmed on 25 May 2020. [1] Officially, Nagaland is the last of the northeastern states after Sikkim to report COVID-19 positive cases.
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Assam was reported on 31 March 2020. [3] As of 13 January 2025, the Government of Assam has confirmed a total of [note 2] positive cases of COVID-19 including recoveries, three migrations and deaths in the state.
On 19 May 2021, Dr Reddy's Labs received Emergency Use Authorisation for anti-COVID drug 2-DG. [13] On 21 February 2022, Drugs Controller General of India granted approval to Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, that can be used for children between 12 and 18 years of age. [14] [15]
India reported a record number of new deaths with 4,187. The country also reported 401,078 new confirmed cases, marking the third consecutive day of 400,000 or more cases. [68] CBS News reported that people in India were dying faster than they could be cremated or buried, leading to makeshift crematoriums appearing around the country. [69]
A 24-year-old who was confirmed positive for coronavirus. He had travel history to Italy. [1] The Andhra Pradesh Health department has confirmed a total of 5,37,687 cases, including 4,702 deaths and 4,35,467 recoveries, as of 10 September. [2] The virus has spread in 13 districts of the state, of which East Godavari has the highest number of cases.
On 19 May 2021, Dr Reddy's Labs received Emergency Use Authorisation for anti-COVID drug 2-DG. [15] On 21 February, 2022, Drugs Controller General of India granted approval to Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, that can be used for children between 12 and 18 years of age. [16] [17]