COVID-19 vaccination: The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. (Figurative) Bombay: A 45-year-old man in Maharashtra died yesterday, shortly after taking a second dose of the Covid vaccine. Sukhdev Kirdat from Bhiwandi, who was working as a driver with an ophthalmologist, fainted in an observation …
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Registration on the Co-WIN2.0 portal will open today at 9 am. Citizens will be able to register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal or through other computer applications such as Arogya Setu. According to the ministry, there will be a registration facility …
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MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported more than 8,000 new Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row on Friday, in addition to 48 deaths, a health department official said. The number of cases in the state amounted to 21,38,154, while the death toll reached 52,041, he said. Four cities – Mumbai, …
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RT-PCR testing for all NRIs returning to Kerala will be mandatory to check for genetic variations of the coronavirus. People coming to Kerala from abroad will have free COVID-19 testing, state Health Minister KK Shailaja said at a press conference on Friday. RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) tests for …
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MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported a significant increase in new Covid-19 cases and deaths on Wednesday, continuing the increase that began 10 days ago. A total of 8,807 cases, the highest in 129 days (from 9,060 on Oct. 18) were added to the state’s daily tally. The state reported 80 deaths, the …
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“Micro-level monitoring” is underway in Mumbai and Kerala, sources from the Health Ministry said. New Delhi: 800 to 900 samples from Maharashtra and Kerala, two of the five states that have seen an increase in coronavirus cases in recent days, were sent for genome sequencing in the last month, top …
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NEW DELHI: While Maharashtra’s large resurgence of Covid-19 cases has made headlines, several other states have shown smaller spikes in infections in recent days. Up to 16 of India’s 36 states and UT saw an increase in cases last week, although the increase was marginal in about half of the …
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Currently, Mumbai ‘s average growth rate of COVID-19 cases is 0.20 percent and the average doubling rate is 346 days, according to the data. Although daily cases of COVID-19 have increased in the city, the number of deaths remained low, around three to five per day, according to the data. …
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The Maharashtra government announced on Sunday that there will be a one-week shutdown in the Amravati state district starting Monday, February 22, due to the increase in novel coronavirus cases. “The full week-long lockdown remains in effect in the Amravati district excluding the city of Achalpur, starting at 8 pm …
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“Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal, Buldana, Wardha and Nagpur are the six districts (in Vidarbha) that have reported a steady increase in coronavirus numbers. The other two districts where cases have increased are Mumbai and Pune, although this could be due to migration, not maintaining the COVID-19 protocol such as wearing masks, …
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