COVID-19 deaths

UK doctor alerts Indians to poor diet link with COVID-19 deaths

1:58 pm May 3, 2020

London: Poor diet is a major cause behind the COVID-19 deaths and the Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned. Dr Aseem Malhotra, who is among the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) frontline medics and also a professor […]

Maharashtra: Four test positive for COVID-19 in Amravati

1:47 pm May 2, 2020

Amravati: Four persons, including a deceased patient, tested positive for COVID-19 at Amravati in Maharashtra on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to 47, an official said. Of the 24 swab samples that were tested, results of four have come out positive, district collector Shailesh Naval said. A deceased 58-year-old man from Kanwar Nagar […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,074; cases 33,050

3:03 pm April 30, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,074 after 66 more fatalities and the number of cases climbed to 33,050 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 23,651, while 8,324 people have recovered, and one patient has […]

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

COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in India; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

5:00 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 21,632, while 6,868 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number […]

Seven COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala: seven cured

7:51 pm April 25, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Seven new cases of coronavirus were reported from Kerala on Saturday taking the total number of infected persons in the state to 457 and seven people were cured, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. “Three new cases each were reported from Kottayam and Kollam districts and one from Kannur district. As of now, the state […]