COVID-19 cases

13 fresh COVID deaths in Delhi; cases rise to 7,639

3:48 pm May 12, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 13 fresh deaths due to COVID-19, the highest single-day spike in coronavirus fatalities in the national capital, according to city government authorities. The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital on Tuesday mounted to 7,639, with 406 new cases. In the first week of May, the city had also […]

Sensex ends 81 pts lower; financial stocks drag

7:22 pm May 11, 2020

Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex gave up all its early gains to end 81 points lower on Monday, dragged by losses in financial stocks as lenders beefing up provisions against COVID-19 risks stoked slippages worry. Besides, spiking COVID-19 cases in the country and tepid cues from global markets weighed on investor sentiment. After gyrating over 800 points […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 3 in Odisha; 68 new cases

10:41 pm May 10, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Ganjam district in Odisha reported its first COVID-19 death after a man succumbed to the infection on Sunday, taking the death toll in the state to three, a health department official said. The total number of coronavirus cases in Odisha has climbed to 362, with 68 more testing positive for the disease, the official […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

12:23 pm May 9, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 39,834, while 17,846 […]

COVID-19: One more death, 22 new cases in Haryana

11:29 pm May 8, 2020

Chandigarh: Haryana on Friday reported one more coronavirus-related death and 22 fresh infections, nine of them from Gurgaon, pushing the number of cases to 647 in the state, officials said. The death of the 28-year-old man, stated to be a tuberculosis patient, was second from Panipat district and eight coronavirus-related fatality in Haryana, the officials […]