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Goa sees 98 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, 79 recoveries

Panaji: Goa’s coronavirus caseload went up by 98 and reached 56,623 on Sunday, while three deaths took the toll to 818 and 79 people were discharged, an official said. The number of people who have recovered stands at 54,792, leaving the state with 1,013 active cases, he added. With 1,435 samples being examined on Sunday, […]


COVID-19: 18 test positive in Goa orphanage

Panaji: An orphanage was on Sunday declared a micro containment zone in Goa’s Ponda taluka after 18 people tested positive for COVID-19, an official said. The samples of 45 students and 17 staff from ‘Matrucchaya’ orphanage for girls in Kavlem, some 10 kilometres from Ponda town, were taken for testing and reports of 18 returned […]


1 new case pushes Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally to 4,447

Aizawl: Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally rose to 4,447 on Sunday as a 52-year-old man tested positive for the infection, a health official said. The new patient, who hails from Mamit district, tested positive for COVID-19 during screening at the inter-state border with Tripura, he said. The state now has 15 active cases, while 4,421 people have […]


COVID-19: People found without mask in Srinagar will undergo Rapid Antigen Test, says DC

Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration on Saturday decided to impose a fine and conduct a rapid antigen test on all persons found without a mask in public places amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Aijaz Asad chaired a meeting of administrative and medical officers of the district regarding the containment of coronavirus here. While emphasising […]


Sikkim reports five new COVID-19 cases

Gangtok: Sikkim reported five fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the coronavirus caseload to 6,204, an official said on Saturday. State Information Education and Communication (IEC) member Sonam Bhutia said that four cases were reported from North Sikkim district and one from East Sikkim district. Sikkim now has 53 active COVID-19 cases, […]