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| COVID-19 pandemic in India | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | India |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China[1] |
| Index case | Thrissur, Kerala[2] 10°31′39″N 76°12′52″E / 10.5276°N 76.2144°E |
| Date | 30 January 2020 – ongoing (4 years, 4 months and 6 days)[3] |
| Confirmed cases | 45,039,140[4] |
| Recovered | 42,604,881 |
Deaths | 533,610[4] |
| Fatality rate | 1.18% |
Territories | 28 states and 8 union territories[5] |
| Vaccinations | |
| Government website | |
| www www | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in India is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of 5 June 2024, according to Indian government figures, India has the second-highest number of confirmed cases in the world (after the United States of America) with 45,039,140[4] reported cases of COVID-19 infection and the third-highest number of COVID-19 deaths (after the United States and Brazil) at 533,610[4] deaths.[6][7] In October 2021, the World Health Organization estimated 4.7 million excess deaths, both directly and indirectly related to COVID-19 to have taken place in India.[8][9]
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. Infection rates started to drop in September.[13] Daily cases peaked mid-September with over 90,000 cases reported per-day, dropping to below 15,000 in January 2021.[14] A second wave beginning in March 2021 was much more devastating than the first, with shortages of vaccines, hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and other medical supplies in parts of the country.[14] By late April, India led the world in new and active cases. On 30 April 2021, it became the first country to report over 400,000 new cases in a 24-hour period.[15][6] Experts stated that the virus may reach an endemic stage in India rather than completely disappear;[16] in late August 2021, Soumya Swaminathan said India may be in some stage of endemicity where the country learns to live with the virus.[17]
India began its vaccination programme on 16 January 2021 with AstraZeneca vaccine (Covishield) and the indigenous Covaxin.[18][19] Later, Sputnik V and the Moderna vaccine was approved for emergency use too.[20] On 30 January 2022, India announced that it administered about 1.7 billion doses of vaccines and more than 720 million people were fully vaccinated.[21]
Timeline
| This article needs to be updated. (August 2022) |
Date |
# of cases |
# of deaths
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-30 | 1(n.a.) | 0(n.a.) | ||
| ⋮ | 1(=) | |||
| 2020-02-02 | 2(+100%) | 0(n.a.) | ||
| 2020-02-03 | 3(+50%) | 0(n.a.) | ||
| ⋮ | 3(=) | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_India | |||
