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With six more COVID 19 positive cases in BSF, tally touches 282

May 12, 2020, at 11:16 am

New Delhi/UNI: India’s premier border guarding force Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said that six fresh cases of COVID-19 has been reported within the force in last 24 hour., taking the tally to 282.

Bihar 12 more COVID-19 cases

May 12, 2020, at 10:19 am

Patna/UNI: With 12 new cases of coronavirus coming to light, the tally increased to 761 in Bihar so far.

China's Heilongjiang reports no new COVID-19 cases

May 12, 2020, at 10:07 am

Harbin/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.

Maharashtra: 24 more test positive in Aurangabad

May 12, 2020, at 10:01 am

Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 24 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, soaring the total number of cases to 651, here.

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.

COVID-19 outbreak in India: Number of positive cases rise to 858 in Karnataka

May 11, 2020, at 01:52 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: With the registration of 10 more Covid-19 cases, including three from Davanagere district, the total number of persons who have tested positive for the Corona virus in Karnataka has surged to 858 on Monday.

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.

Number of COVID-19 Cases in South Africa Exceeds 10,000 - Health Minister

May 11, 2020, at 11:53 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 Cases in South Africa has reached 10,015, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday.

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.

Coronavirus outbreak: Haryana records one death, 28 fresh cases

May 10, 2020, at 08:11 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana reported one more death and 28 fresh cases of Novel Coronavirus on Sunday, taking the state's death toll to ten and confirmed cases tally to 689.

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.

Assam: Poachers kill one-horned rhino in Kaziranga amid Covid-19 lockdown

May 10, 2020, at 05:57 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Amid Covid-19 lockdown, poachers killed a rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and chopped off its horn.

COVID-19 Impact: All engaged in Chariots construction for Puri Car festival to remain in isolation for 45 days

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.

Chinese scientists discover natural supercritical carbon dioxide

May 10, 2020, at 04:29 pm

Qingdao/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese scientists identified bubbles from some hydrothermal vents in the western Pacific Ocean as supercritical carbon dioxide, and this is the first time that natural supercritical carbon dioxide has been discovered on Earth.

Maharashtra: Four more beat COVID-19 in Nandurbar 

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.