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India reports 37,875 COVID-19 cases, 369 deaths in 24 hours

Sep 08, 2021, at 04:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 37,875 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll went up by 369 in the same period, the Union Health Ministry said Wednesday morning.

India records 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 07, 2021, at 03:26 pm

New Delhi; India registered 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Kerala reports 19,688 new COVID cases, 135 deaths

Sep 07, 2021, at 12:54 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Showing no respite from rising number of COVID cases and deaths, Kerala on Monday reported fresh 19,688 positive cases and 135 deaths.

Indian govt administers nearly 1 crore doses of Covid vaccine in a single day

Sep 07, 2021, at 12:49 am

New Delhi/UNI: India is aiming for 1 crore Covid-19 vaccination again on Monday and the country has achieved close to 90 lakh vaccination by 6 PM, according to data showing on CoWIN.

Bangladesh adds 65 fresh COVID-19 deaths

Sep 06, 2021, at 10:52 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 65 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

India records 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 06, 2021, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, recorded 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

Uttar Pradesh registers 18 fresh COVID cases, 29 districts Corona free

Sep 05, 2021, at 10:59 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Through implementation of measures such as the intensive 'Trace, Test & Treat', prevention through vaccination and partial corona curfews to decimate the pandemic, as many as 29 districts in Uttar Pradesh have been able to bring down the fresh and active covid-19 cases to zero.

Nipah virus re-surfaces in Kerala, Tamil Nadu steps up surveillance in 9 bordering dists

Sep 05, 2021, at 10:03 pm

Chennai/UNI: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday stepped up fever surveillance in nine districts bordering Kerala where Nipah virus has re-surfaced and claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy.

India's August Covid-19 vaccine tally exceeds G7 countries combined: Centre

Sep 05, 2021, at 09:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India has given more Covid-19 vaccine shots in August than all the G7 nations combined, the Centre said today.

Covid-19: India reports 42,766 new infections, 308 deaths

Sep 05, 2021, at 06:30 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India logged 42,766 new COVID cases and 308 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Coronavirus: Delhi records zero deaths, 35 new cases detected

Sep 04, 2021, at 11:29 pm

New Delhi/UNI: For the fourth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 55 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Saturday.

Odisha: 681 new covid cases registered in past 24 hours

Sep 04, 2021, at 10:55 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported 681 new covid cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours taking the total tally in the state to 10,10,753 with 8,040 fatalities.  

Air quality improvements from COVID lockdowns confirmed

Sep 04, 2021, at 06:15 pm

New York: COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world - but not enough to halt climate change caused by global warming, UN weather experts said on Friday.

North Korea rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Sep 04, 2021, at 06:03 pm

UNICEF said on Thursday that North Korea has rejected around three million doses of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine.

India adds 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 04, 2021, at 02:54 pm

New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.

Covid-19: Delhi reports zero deaths for third consecutive day, 35 new cases detected

Sep 04, 2021, at 01:34 am

New Delhi/UNI: For the third consecutive day, Delhi reported zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 39 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Friday.

COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistant

Sep 04, 2021, at 01:18 am

New York: A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has said.

Sri Lanka now extends COVID-19 quarantine curfew

Sep 03, 2021, at 11:03 pm

Colombo/UNI/XINHUA: Sri Lankan authorities said on Friday that a nationwide quarantine curfew which came into effect on Aug. 20 will be further extended till Sept. 13 due to a rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Africa could miss goal to vaccinate millions by month’s end

Sep 03, 2021, at 05:51 pm

New York: Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the month ends, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

India records 45,352 new COVID-19 in past 24 hours, 366 deaths

Sep 03, 2021, at 02:59 pm

New Delhi: India, a country which witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.

Highly infectious C.1.2 Covid variant becomes new cause of worry

Sep 03, 2021, at 03:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The emergence of new C.1.2 Covid variant, found in South Africa, has caused fresh worry while the Delta variant of the virus continues to wreak havoc in many countries.

COVID19: Sikkim reports 76 new Coronavirus positive cases

Sep 02, 2021, at 06:41 pm

Gangtok/UNI: Sikkim on Thursday reported 76 new Coronavirus positive cases.

India reports highest daily COVID-19 cases in 2 months, tally up by 47,092

Sep 02, 2021, at 04:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In concern for 1.3 billion people of India, the South Asian country Thursday reported a sharp rise in daily COVID-19 cases with the overall tally of infections going up by over 47,000.

India records spike in COVID-19 cases as 41,965 new cases recorded in past 24 hours

Sep 01, 2021, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi: India recorded a spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as  41,965 new cases were registered, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.

India sets new record on COVID vaccination, administers 1.21 Crore doses so far

Sep 01, 2021, at 03:10 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant achievement, a record high of more than 1.21 crore anti-COVID vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday, just five days after India witnessed the first day of administration of 1 crore vaccine doses.

Covid: Five cases of Delta variant sub-lineage AY.12 detected in Uttarakhand

Sep 01, 2021, at 01:18 am

Dehradun/IBNS: Uttarakhand has reported five cases of AY.12 variant of Delta - three in Nainital district, one in Kotdwar area of Pauri Garhwal district, and 1 in Rudraprayag district, according to media reports.

Jammu and Kashmir: Amid pandemic, a ray of hope for child mental health

Aug 31, 2021, at 10:27 pm

Srinagar: Cheerful voices of children echo in the newly furbished building at SMHS Hospital.

India registers 30,941 new COVID-19 cases, 350 deaths

Aug 31, 2021, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi: India registered 30,941 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

India fights against COVID-19: Bengaluru to become first city to be fully vaccinated

Aug 31, 2021, at 12:19 am

Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said that the Government wants Bengaluru to be the first city in India to become fully vaccinated.

COVID-19: Bangladesh to vaccinate 80 pc population by 2022

Aug 30, 2021, at 11:31 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh will be able to vaccinate the targeted 80 per cent of its over 160 million population by the next year.