coronavirus cases

COVID-19: Delhi records 111 deaths, 5,879 fresh cases

COVID-19 cases in Delhi climb to 2,625; death toll 54

11:42 pm April 25, 2020

New Delhi: The total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi rose to 2,625 on Saturday, with 111 new cases and one death being reported in a day, according to Delhi government authorities. The death toll from COVID-19 is now 54. Of the total fatalities, 29 patients were aged 60 and above, the officials said. Fifteen […]

Maharashtra: Eight new COVID-19 cases recorded in Amravati

5:10 pm April 25, 2020

Amravati: As many as eight persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra‘s Amravati city in 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 12 here, an official said on Saturday. The city has recorded 16 coronavirus cases so far, of which four patients succumbed to the infection, while four others were discharged following […]

Maharashtra allows free intra-state bus travel from May 11

BEST converts buses into ambulances

9:17 pm April 24, 2020

Mumbai: As the city is grappling with the rising number of coronavirus cases, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, the civic transport service, has converted seven of its AC mini-buses into ambulances. These `semi-ambulances’ will be used to ferry suspected coronavirus patients, or those who have only mild infection, to COVID-19 Care Centres, a […]

Post selfies wearing masks on social media: Vijayakanth

8:21 pm April 24, 2020

Chennai: With the lockdown being enforced for nearly a month and increase in Coronavirus cases, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) founder president Vijayakanth has urged the people and his party workers to join together in the battle against COVID-19, by posting their selfies wearing masks, on the social media. “With the lockdown in force since […]

China claims coronavirus broke out in world’s various parts last year; it only reported first

China could have had 2.32 lakh coronavirus cases by mid-February: Study

11:57 pm April 23, 2020

Beijing: China could have reported over 2.32 lakh COVID-19 cases by mid-February — more than four times of what was officially announced — if it had followed a broader criterion to count the total number of infections, a study has said. “We estimated that there were at least 2,32,000 infections in the first epidemic wave […]