Andhra Pradesh

AP has 579 Black fungus cases

11:37 pm May 27, 2021

Amaravati: Black Fungus (also known as Mucormycosis) cases are rising steadily in Andhra Pradesh with the state reporting 579 as of Thursday. From 32 on May 21, the number of Black Fungus cases increased to 252 on May 25. But no related fatalities were reported in the state so far, according to Principal Secretary (Health) […]

Yaas: NDRF deputes highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, Bengal; over 10L evacuated

8:40 pm May 25, 2021

New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked its highest-ever number of teams for deployment in Odisha and West Bengal to undertake relief and rescue operations during cyclone Yaas, its chief S N Pradhan said on Tuesday. He added that according to reports received from the state governments, more than 8 lakh people have been evacuated to safety in West Bengal, the same figures for Odisha were […]

COVID-19: AP witnesses more recoveries than new cases

10:45 pm May 23, 2021

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 20,109 recoveries while adding 18,767 fresh cases of coronavirus in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday. Also, 104 fresh fatalities were recorded in the state in a day, a health bulletin said. Principal Secretary (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal noted that the Covid-19 positive cases showed a declining trend over the […]

TN coronavirus cases rise to 23,310 with 167 fatalities

10:06 pm May 5, 2021

Chennai: The number of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday surged further to 23,310 with 167 deaths across Tamil Nadu. With the deaths – 73 at private hospitals and 94 in government-run ones, the fatalities rose to 14,779 so far. The total number of people testing positive till date increased to 12,72,602 and the number of active […]

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Bypolls held for two Lok Sabha, 12 assembly seats

11:59 pm April 17, 2021

New Delhi: Bypolls were held for two parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and 12 assembly seats spread across 10 states on Saturday. The by-election in Pipili assembly seat in Odisha was adjourned following the death of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj due to COVID-19 on Wednesday. In Nagaland, only one candidate H Chuba Chang […]