COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 claims 188 more lives in UP, infects 3,278 more

11:45 pm May 27, 2021

Lucknow: COVID-19 on Thursday claimed 188 more lives and 3,278 people in Uttar Pradesh, raising the death toll due to it to 19,900 and the total number of cases to 16,83,866, officials said. “In the last 24 hours, 3,278 fresh cases were reported, while 6,995 COVID-19 patients recovered from the disease, taking the total number […]

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Active cases in Uttar Pradesh drop below 1 lakh

10:11 pm May 22, 2021

Lucknow: Active COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh dropped below 1 lakh on Saturday and settled at 94,482, an official said. The infection tally in the state mounted to 16,65,176 with 6,046 fresh cases, while 226 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 18,978. Of the 226 new deaths, state capital Lucknow recorded 21 fatalities, followed […]

Lockdown extended in Uttar Pradesh till May 17

8:41 pm May 9, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday extended the statewide coronavirus lockdown ending on Monday by a week, a senior official said. The “corona curfew” was earlier scheduled to end at 7 am on May 10. In a statement issued here, Additional Chief Secretary (Information), Navneet Sehgal said the “corona curfew” imposed in the state […]

Kamala Harris vows more help to fight COVID-19, says welfare of India critically important to US

8:27 pm May 8, 2021

Washington: Pledging that the Biden administration is determined to help India in its hour of need due to surging COVID-19 infections and deaths, Vice President Kamala Harris has said that India’s welfare is critically important to the United States. Describing the surge of COVID-19 infections and deaths in India as ”nothing short of heartbreaking”, she said that […]

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 […]