COVID-19 cases in India cross 70000 mark
May 12, 2020, at 09:55 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Tuesday breached the grim milestone of 70,000 novel coronavirus cases, as the country witnessed a sharp rise of 3604 cases in past 24 hours.
India sees massive spike in Covid-19 cases, Modi holds meeting with CMs over lockdown
May 11, 2020, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India witnessed a massive jump in the number of Covid-19 cases as the tally went past 67,000 on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding his fifth video conference with all Chief Ministers over Coronavirus and the nationwide lockdown.
Pakistan's COVID-19 outbreak is yet to reach its peak: Minister
May 11, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said the country is yet to witness the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Maharashtra: Malegaon reports 20 COVID-19 cases, eight deaths
May 11, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Nashik/UNI: In the past 12 hours, Malegaon witnessed eight COVID-19 fatalities and detected 20 new cases, stated District Civil Hospital on Monday, and added that the district's pandemic death toll now stands at 28.
Covid-19 Outbreak in India: Shram Shakti Bhavan closed as employee tests positive
May 11, 2020, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After an officer in the Ministry of Power tested positive for Coronavirus, Shram Shakti Bhavan, which houses Labour Ministry, was closed on Monday.
Only six active Covid-19 cases in Chhattisgarh
May 11, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Raipur/UNI: With the discharge of four Coronavirus patients from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur after their recovery, the number of active Coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh has gone down to six.
COVID-19: Haryana records 16 fresh cases, tally rises to 705
May 11, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana reported 16 fresh cases of Novel Coronavirus on Monday, taking the state's confirmed cases tally to 705.
COVID-19 outbreak: 44 new cases in Aurangabad
May 11, 2020, at 02:21 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) UNI: As many as 44 new COVID-19 cases, 27 male and 17 female, were found here on Monday, stated official sources.
Chinese mainland reports 17 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
May 11, 2020, at 11:57 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of 17 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which seven were imported cases reported in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Wuhan has five new confirmed coronavirus cases - Hubei Health Commission
May 11, 2020, at 09:55 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: Five new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the past 24 hours in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic started in December 2019, the Hubei Province Health Commission said on Monday.
Over 4000 COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours, death toll in India stands at 2206
May 11, 2020, at 09:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Marking the biggest single-day spike of 4213 cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India now stands at 67152, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Vitamin D appears to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates, says study
May 10, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Evanston/IBNS: After studying global data from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers have discovered a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates.
COVID-19: Bangladesh cases touch daily high of 887
May 10, 2020, at 08:35 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The number of new COVID-19 infections in Bangladesh rose by 887 on Sunday.
COVID-19 cases in West Bengal inches towards 2000-mark, 14 deaths recorded in last 24 hours
May 10, 2020, at 08:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 153 new positive cases and 14 deaths reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 1939, reports said.
Punjab: COVID-19 records 61 fresh cases, tally climbs to 1,823
May 10, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Samples of as many as 61 patients tested positive for Coronavirus in Punjab on Sunday, taking the tally of infected persons to 1,823 in the state.
COVID-19 positive cases in Karnataka touches 848
May 10, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With the detection of one more case of COVID-19, the total number of people infected by the disease in Karnataka surged to 848 on Sunday.
May 10, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Puri/UNI: Over two hundred carpenters including black Smith's, roopakaras, Bhoi servitors, dorzis (tailors) and Biswakarmas engaged in construction of three chariots for annual Car Festival will remain in isolation for about fortyfive days.
Himachal Pradesh: Two cab drivers test positive for COVID-19 in Bilaspur
May 10, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Shimla/UNI: Two cab drivers have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Bilaspur district increasing the tally of to 55.
Iran's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 107,000
May 10, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: The Iranian health ministry announced 1,383 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 107,603, official IRNA news agency reported.
Maharashtra: Four more beat COVID-19 in NandurbarÂ
May 10, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Nandurbar/UNI: Four more people were discharged from the District Civil Hospital after being cured of COVID-19 and completing the two-week isolation period, stated official report on Sunday.
Karnataka: Kalaburagi reports three fresh cases of COVID-19 after two days
May 10, 2020, at 03:44 pm
Kalaburagi/UNI: After a gap of two days, three fresh COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the district on Sunday, taking the total tally to 70, which includes six deaths.
Maharashtra: Three new COVID-19 cases found in Jalna
May 10, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Jalna/UNI: Three new COVID-19 cases, including a pregnant woman, were detected here on Sunday, District Civil Surgeon Dr Madhukar Rathade said.
ICMR partners with BBIL to develop indigenous COVID-19 vaccine
May 10, 2020, at 02:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday announced to partner with the Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for Covid-19 using the virus strain isolated at ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, reports said.
First Covid-19 patient given plasma therapy in UP dies
May 09, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Lucknow/UNI: In a set back to the plasma therapy treatment for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh, the first patient, who was given plasma therapy and was recovering, died here at the King George Medical University (KGMU) on Saturday.
India's Covid tally nears 60,000 mark, toll close to 2,000
May 09, 2020, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Covid-19 tally in the south Asian country India is nearing 60,000 with almost 2,000 of them dying as 36 states and union territories are set to enter into the last week of the lockdown.
U'khand records four more Covid cases, tally reaches 67
May 09, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Dehradun/UNI: Uttarakhand on Saturday added four more cases to it's Novel Coronavirus tally, bringing the total number of infections to 67.
Covid 19: Cases in UP reach 3265, recovery rate goes up to 43 pc
May 09, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The recovery rate of Coronavirus patients in Uttar Pradesh is improving day by day even though 51 fresh positive cases on Saturday took the total tally to 3265 in the state.
West Bengal reports 108 new Covid cases in 24 hours, toll now 99
May 09, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal has reported 108 fresh Covid-19 cases besides 11 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the tally of total Coronavirus infections across the state to 1,786 on Saturday.
May 09, 2020, at 04:02 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 outbreak could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti, endangering many years of hard-won progress in the Caribbean nation, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Friday.
Covid: Rajasthan records 57 new cases, three more deaths; tally reaches 3,653
May 09, 2020, at 04:00 pm
Jaipur/UNI: Rajasthan on Saturday added 57 fresh cases and three more deaths to its novel coronavirus tally, pushing the total number of infections to 3,653 and fatalities to 103.