coronavirus infections

COVID-19:India records 16,432 new cases

2:18 pm December 29, 2020

New Delhi: The daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the third time this month taking the COVID-19 caseload to 1,02,24,303, while the recoveries crossed 98 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 16,432 new infections were reported in a span of 24 hours, the […]

COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 91-lakh mark

2:36 pm November 23, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 91 lakh with 44,059 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 85,62,641, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 91,39,865, while the death toll climbed to 1,33,738 with 511 new fatalities including 121 from […]

Dip in new COVID-19 cases, India records 29,163 infections in single day

4:42 pm November 17, 2020

New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a day dropped below 30,000 after four months, taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 88.74 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 82,90,370 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The last time coronavirus cases dipped […]

India’s COVID-19 active caseload falls below 5 lakh

3:26 pm November 11, 2020

New Delhi: Crossing another “milestone” in the fight against the pandemic, the COVID-19 active caseload in India has fallen below the 5 lakh-mark for the first time after 106 days and comprises merely 5.73 per cent of the total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Seventy per cent of the 44,281 new coronavirus […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Pope reverts back to mask-less old ways at indoor audience

3:37 pm October 21, 2020

Rome: A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways on Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe. Francis shunned a face mask again during his Wednesday general audience in the Vatican auditorium, and didn’t wear one when he greeted […]