key: cord-1005274-d3t4e6jr authors: B, Kumudhaveni; M, Thirumal; R, Radha title: An update of COVID‐19 pandemic in India date: 2021-08-31 journal: Health Sci Rep DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.359 sha: 83035341f8d6487f3e7c078379b11e50595bea7f doc_id: 1005274 cord_uid: d3t4e6jr nan A severe pneumonia case was reported in Wuhan, Hubei province on In India, the first case of COVID-19 infection, a female of 20 years old was reported in Thrissur, Kerala, on January 30, 2020. 1 Later number of cases was increased in India. Over 27 million cases and more than 300 000 deaths were reported in India. Then the peak was declined in September 2020. Since March 2021, India witnessed a massive second wave of COVID-19 cases. 6 As on July 26, 2021 08:00 AM IST (GMT + 5:30), total cases across India are 31 411 262, discharged 30 579 106 and deaths 420 967. 7 India's first COVID-19-infected female has again tested positive for COVID-19. 8 First confirmed case of COVID-19 infection in India: a case report WHO declares COVID-19 a Pandemic First two months of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic in China: real-time surveillance and evaluation with a second derivative model Coronavirus: COVID-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says. Goats and Soda: NPR Clinical profile of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in first and second wave of the pandemic: insights from an Indian registry based observational study Covid-19 vaccines & pandemic Coronavirus variants: The Delta variant and the future impact of viral mutations. CAS: A division of the American Society Importation, circulation, and emergence of variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the south Indian state of Karnataka Covid-19: 48 cases of Delta plus variant in India Maharashtra tops. Business Standard News Covid-19: 56 cases of Delta Plus variant recorded in 12 states till June 30. India Today News An update on advances in COVID-19 laboratory diagnosis and testing guidelines in India. Front Public Health COVID-19: an insight into the developments in diagnostics and therapeutics in India COVID-19) treatment guidelines Gurgaon is India's first district to administer Sputnik V at govt health centres. The Indian Express All authors have no conflict of interest to declare. Kumudhaveni B affirms that the manuscript is an honest, accurate and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned (and, if relevant, registered) have been explained. The authors confirm that the data that supports the findings of this study are openly available at https://www.mygov.in/covid-19. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6358-2808Thirumal M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9879-1140