Maharashtra recorded 20,590 cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) from February 6 to 12, of which 169 people lost their lives and more than 20,200 recovered. The weekly average for the Covid-19 case status stood at 2,941 and there has been a sharp increase in the daily count since Wednesday (February …
Read More »Center extends temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK until January 7: Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Wednesday that the Center has extended the temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK until 7 January 2021. Flight operations were suspended due to a new Sars-CoV-2 virus strain. . “A decision has been made to extend the temporary …
Read More »Samples from 6 UK returnees tested positive for new Covid-19 strain in India
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Read More »India’s daily Covid count drops below 30k for second time in 3 days, recoveries approaching 9.3 million
India recorded 29,398 new cases and 414 deaths in the past 24 hours on Friday, bringing the overall tally and death toll to 9,796,769 and 142,186, respectively. Total active cases remained below 400,000 for the sixth day in a row, while the total number of people who recovered from the …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
Last week, as several installments in this column had pointed out, was going to be crucial for India in terms of how the trajectory of the coronavirus disease would unfold in the country. It was to show if India would also see the festive effect seen in almost every other …
Read More »India’s Daily Covid-19 Count Falls to 38,772; total recoveries close to 8.9 million
India recorded a drop in its daily coronavirus (Covid-19) count on Monday after 38,772 new cases registered in the last 24 hours, according to the update from the Union Ministry of Health. With this, the total number of cases has risen to 9,431,691 which includes 446,952 active cases and almost …
Read More »Tracking the coronavrius pandemic: first signs of a second wave
Delhi is in the midst of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of new confirmed cases daily in Delhi has increased for about fifteen days. The Union territory reported more than 7,500 new cases on Thursday. As the focus continues on the national capital, data from other …
Read More »India’s Covid-19 Count Climbs To Over 8.46 Million; 50,356 cases registered in the last 24 hours
India’s Covid-19 count on Saturday reached more than 8.46 million after 50,356 cases and 577 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health dashboard. The total cases now include 516,632 active cases, 7,819,886 recoveries, and 125,562 deaths. Total active cases remained less than …
Read More »India’s Covid-19 Count Nears 5.9 Million; 86,052 new cases registered in the last 24 hours
India recorded 86,052 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total count to close to 5.9 million. Active cases have risen to 9,70,116, while more than 4.75 million have been recovered so far. During the last six days, the number of recoveries recorded per day in the …
Read More »5 states account for 60% of daily Covid-19 recoveries: Center
The Union Health Ministry said on Friday that 60 percent of daily recoveries from the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India come from five states, namely Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka. and Uttar Pradesh, adding that these states also account for 57% of new cases. “Almost 57 percent of …
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