COVID-19: India's recovery rate improves to 2.23 percent
Jul 29, 2020, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi: The case fatality in India due to COVID-19 reduced to 2.23 percent, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 is not just seasonal, cautions WHO, as ‘first wave’ continues
Jul 29, 2020, at 08:51 pm
New York: The COVID-19 virus is likely not impacted by the changing seasons like other respiratory diseases, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, before urging much greater respect for physical distancing measures to stop it spreading.
COVID-19 is not just seasonal, cautions WHO, as ‘first wave’ continues
Jul 29, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New York: The COVID-19 virus is likely not impacted by the changing seasons like other respiratory diseases, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, before urging much greater respect for physical distancing measures to stop it spreading.
Chinese mainland reports 101 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Jul 29, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that it received reports of 101 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, including 98 locally-transmitted cases and three imported ones.
Global COVID-19 case tally touches 16.6 million
Jul 29, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Washington/UNI: The total number of global novel Coronavirus cases has topped 16.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 659,000 on Wednesday.
Assam breaches 33,000 mark in COVID-19 tally, over 1200 police personnel tested positive
Jul 29, 2020, at 04:27 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has witnessed a rise in COVID-19 positive cases leading the state tally to breach the 33,000 mark.
COVID-19: West Bengal records 2,134 new cases, 38 more deaths reported
Jul 29, 2020, at 03:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With 2,134 fresh infections and 38 more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 62,964, including 19,493 active ones, 1,449 deaths and 42,022 discharges, reports said on Tuesday.
Mumbai records lowest single-day COVID-19 cases in past 100 days
Jul 28, 2020, at 09:11 pm
Mumbai: With almost 9000 testings performed in a single day, Mumbai recorded only 700 COVID-19 positive cases in the past 24 hours, one of the lowest figures recorded in the past three months.
UK reports 1st confirmed case of COVID-19 in animal
Jul 28, 2020, at 02:42 pm
London/Xinhua: Britain's Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss confirmed Monday that the virus responsible for COVID-19 has been detected in a pet cat in the country.
India witnesses another day of massive spike in COVID-19 cases, death toll reaches 32771
Jul 27, 2020, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed the biggest spike of COVID-19 cases in a single day as the death toll due to the disease also touched 32771, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
West Bengal crosses 8 lakh-mark in COVID-19 testing, reports 2341 new cases, 40 more deaths
Jul 27, 2020, at 02:58 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With 2341 fresh infections and 40 more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has jumped to 58718, including 19595 active cases, 1372 deaths and 37751 discharges, reports said on Sunday.
Telangana: Surge in COVID-19 positive cases continues
Jul 26, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: The surge in COVID-19 positive cases in Telangana continues crossing the 50,000-mark and recording a cumulative 54,059 positive cases till 2000 hours on Saturday.
With 1165 new cases, COVID-19 tally in Assam surges to 31086, death toll mounts to 77
Jul 26, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has witnessed a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases as 1165 new positive cases for the deadly virus have been detected in the state in last 24 hours.
India records over 48,000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, total tally mounts to 13.85 lakh
Jul 26, 2020, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded a whopping 48,661 new infections of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the country's overall tally to 1,385,522, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop Novel Technology for COVID-19 rapid test
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Kharagpur/IBNS: In a unique effort, researchers at IIT Kharagpur have innovated a novel portable rapid diagnostic device to detect COVID-19 infection.
COVID-19: 2,984 fresh cases in UP; active cases cross
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Lucknow/UNI: With 2,712 fresh cases of Covid-19 being detected in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the state's tally mounted to 63,742.
India records 48,900 new COVID-19 cases, death toll touches 31358
Jul 25, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India registered 48,916 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours while the death toll due to the highly infectious disease now stands at 31358, as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
India witnesses biggest jump in COVID-19 cases, death toll stands at 30601
Jul 24, 2020, at 03:32 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed the highest daily spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the figure stands at 49,310, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Chinese mainland reports 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Jul 24, 2020, at 02:21 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Friday that it received reports of 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, 15 of which were domestically transmitted.
India's total COVID-19 cases near 12 lakh mark
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India has recorded 37,724 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Wednesday.
Coronavirus antibodies fall dramatically in first 3 months after mild cases of COVID-19: Study
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New York: A study by UCLA researchers shows that in people with mild cases of COVID-19, antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes the disease — drop sharply over the first three months after infection, decreasing by roughly half every 73 days.
India's daily COVID-19 tally dips slightly, death toll touches 28084
Jul 21, 2020, at 02:56 pm
New Delhi: India's daily COVID-19 tally dipped slightly as 37,148 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours.
India's case fatality falls below 2.5 percent
Jul 19, 2020, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi: India’s Case Fatality Rate has fallen below 2.5 percent, the central government said on Sunday.
India records biggest single-day spike of 38,902 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours with 38,902 fresh infections, which has resulted in the shooting up of total tally to 10.77 lakhs as of Sunday morning, the Union Health Ministry stated.
Study shows SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, not transmitted by mosquitoes
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:16 am
Manhattan: A new study by Kansas State University researchers is the first to confirm that SARS-CoV-2 cannot be transmitted to people by mosquitoes.
Bangladesh: COVID-19 cases cross 2 lakh mark
Jul 18, 2020, at 11:00 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh has passed 2 lakh as 2,709 more tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19 death toll in India touches 26273
Jul 18, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 34,884 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country to 10,38,716, official data released on Saturday said.
Chinese mainland reports 6 new imported COVID-19 cases
Jul 18, 2020, at 02:12 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported six new imported COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,004, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
COVID-19: West Bengal records highest single-day spike of 1894 cases, 26 more deaths reported
Jul 18, 2020, at 05:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With the highest one-day spike of 1,894 infections, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 38,011, including 14,709 active ones, 1,049 deaths and 22,253 recoveries, the state health department said on Friday.
With 40 new cases, Nagaland COVID-19 tally surges to 956
Jul 18, 2020, at 02:19 am
Guwahati/IBNS: With 40 new cases, Nagaland has reported 956 positive cases for COVID-19.