Former Assam CM and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi tests positive for COVID-19
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi tested positive for COVID-19 virus.
COVID-19 recovered patients are 3.5 times the active cases: Indian government
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi: The number of recoveries in India today exceeds the active cases by 3.5 times, the Indian government siad on Wednesday.
With more than 8 lakh average tests every day, India scales up COVID-19 testing
Aug 26, 2020, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi: The cumulative COVDI019 testing as on date has reached 3,76,51,512, the Indian government said on Wednesday.
Telangana records biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases till Tuesday night
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana recorded its highest single-day jump of 3,018 positive Coronavirus cases till 2000 hours on Tuesday night pushing the cumulative number of cases to 1,11,688 so far.
China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua: No new confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Tuesday, the provincial health commission said Wednesday.
‘Momentous milestone’ as Africa eradicates wild poliovirus
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New York: The wild poliovirus has been eradicated in Africa, health officials announced on Tuesday, calling it a “momentous milestone” for the continent.
COVID-19 reinfection seems not to be a ‘regular event’, says UN health agency
Aug 26, 2020, at 02:39 pm
New York: There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted new coronavirus for a second time after an interval of more than four months.
Assam Covid-19 tally nears 1 lakh, lockdown likely in southern parts
Aug 26, 2020, at 02:18 am
Guwahati/UNI: The Covid-19 tally in Assam is nearing one lakh figure as the state managed to conduct 20 lakhs tests so far.
Bangladesh: COVID19 death toll crosses 4000
Aug 25, 2020, at 11:27 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 45 new deaths due to COVID19 as the death toll due to the disease now surpassed 4,000, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Uproar over suspicious death of COVID patient at BHU in Varanasi
Aug 25, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Varanasi/UNI: Anguished over the suspicious death of a COVID-19 afflicted patient at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) hospital here, the family of the patient, alleging hospital's negligence, created an uproar and sought legal action against the guilty, official sources said on Tuesday.
WHO presses for greater investment in global COVID-19 vaccine facility
Aug 25, 2020, at 10:12 pm
New York: Investing in a mechanism that will guarantee all countries have fair and timely access to a COVID-19 vaccine is the only way out of the global pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
COVID 19: India's total recoveries cross 24 lakh
Aug 25, 2020, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi: India has registered the highest recoveries in a single day. 66,550 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours.
Assam reports 10 more deaths due to Covid-19, tally increases to 92,619
Aug 25, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has reported 1,879 new positive cases for Covid-19 and 10 more persons died due to the deadly virus infections in the last 24 hours.
India adds close to 61,000 Covid-19 cases, 848 deaths in 24 hours
Aug 25, 2020, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which has been badly-hit by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, added close to 61,000 fresh infections on Tuesday.
Shanghai reports 2 new imported COVID-19 cases
Aug 25, 2020, at 03:08 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Shanghai reported two new imported COVID-19 cases and no increase in domestically transmitted cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu records 5,967 fresh Covid-19 infections, 97 deaths
Aug 25, 2020, at 01:21 am
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded 5,967 new coronavirus positive cases, taking its cumulative tally to 3,85,352 while the death toll mounted to 6,614 with 97 more patients succumbed to the virus.
Two doctors in Assam resign due to ‘COVID-19 work pressure’
Aug 25, 2020, at 01:13 am
Guwahati/UNI: Two doctors of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) of eastern Assam have resigned purportedly due to work pressure owing to COVID 19 pandemic.
Chinese mainland reports no new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases
Aug 24, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: No new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Monday.
With 1,227 new cases, COVID-19 tally reaches 1,23,383 in Bihar
Aug 24, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Patna/UNI With 1227 new COVID-19 cases coming to light, the tally of coronavirus positive cases increased to 1,23,383 in the state so far.
12 new COVID-19 cases detected in Meghalaya, night curfew extended
Aug 24, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Shillong/UNI: The number of active COVID-19 cases went up to 1141 in Meghalaya with 12 new cases detected as on Monday morning, taking the total number of active cases to 733.
Odisha reports 2949 new covid cases, ten deaths in a single day
Aug 24, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported 2949 covid positive cases and ten deaths due to the illness in the last 24 hours, taking the overall covid tally to 81479 with 419 deaths.
Bangladesh registers 42 new COVID-19 deaths
Aug 24, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Dhaka: Forty-two more people died due to COVID-19 pandemic in the past 24 hours in Bangladesh, media reports said.
India’s total COVID-19 recoveries cross 23 lakh mark
Aug 24, 2020, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi: With more patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and home isolation (in case of mild and moderate cases), India's COVID-19 total recoveries have crossed 23lakh on Monday.
COVID-19: India conducts a total of nearly 3.6 crore tests
Aug 24, 2020, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi: India is trying hard to fight against COVID-19 and has tested 3,59,02,137 so far.
India records 61,408 new Covid-19 cases, 836 deaths in 24 hours
Aug 24, 2020, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The rate at which people in India were getting infected with Novel Coronavirus in the last few days lowered on Monday, as slightly more than 61,000 new Covid-19 cases and 836 deaths due to the contagion were recorded in the last 24 hours.
Total of over 3.6 million coronavirus cases now confirmed in Brazil
Aug 24, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Brasilia/Sputnik: More than 23,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to over 3.6 million, according to the latest data from the Health Ministry released on Monday.
Delhi records 1450 fresh COVID infections, recovery rate drops
Aug 24, 2020, at 03:37 am
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital's COVID recovery rate remains under pressure and has again witnessed a slight drop, due to more fresh infections being recorded in the city, as compared to the recoveries.
West Bengal reports biggest one-day jump of 3274 cases, recovery rate nears 78 per cent
Aug 24, 2020, at 03:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest-ever single-day spike of 3274 cases, West Bengal's Covid-19 tally on Sunday reached 1,38,870, including 28069 active cases, 2794 deaths and 1,08,007 discharges, reports said.
Bangladesh reports 34 more COVID19 deaths
Aug 24, 2020, at 01:23 am
Dhaka: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed 34 more lives in Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
High recoveries push India’s COVID-19 recovery rate to nearly 75%: Govt
Aug 23, 2020, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi: A consistently increasing number of recoveries has pushed India's recovery rate amongst the COVID-19 patients to nearly 75%, the Indian government said on Sunday.