COVID-19 tally

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Why continue rapid antigen tests when false negatives so high: HC to Delhi govt

8:52 pm July 27, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the AAP government why it was going with Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT), which has a high rate of false negative results, as the primary test of COVID-19 infection. It also made it clear to the Delhi government to “strictly” follow the guidelines on COVID-19 testing as […]

Record single-day surge of nearly 35k COVID cases, total tally crosses 10 lakh: Govt

2:35 pm July 17, 2020

New Delhi: With a record single day surge of 34,956 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past ten lakh on Friday, just three days after it crossed the nine-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus caseload in the country surged to 10,03,832, while death toll mounted to 25,602 with the highest […]

Complete lockdown in Patna from July 10-16 as COVID-19 cases surge

8:04 pm July 8, 2020

Patna: A complete lockdown has been ordered in Patna from July 10 to July 16 due to a sudden spurt in novel coronavirus cases, officials said on Wednesday. An order to this effect was issued by Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi. Except for the essential services, markets, offices and other commercial activities will be prohibited […]

COVID-19: Amravati records 19 new cases; tally rises to 472

9:22 pm June 25, 2020

Amravati: As many as 19 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while one person succumbed to the infection in Maharashtra’s Amravati district on Thursday, a health official said. With the detection of these cases, the district’s COVID-19 tally now stands at 472, a release from the civil surgeon’s office stated. A 48-year-old man from Badnera, who tested positive for […]

Visit patients under home isolation, ensure they follow isolation norms: Delhi govt to officials

390 new coronavirus cases in Pune district; count 11,202

11:29 pm June 12, 2020

Pune: Pune district in Maharashtra reported 390 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 tally to 11,202, a health official said on Friday. The death toll reached 471 with 11 succumbing to the infection, he said. “Of the 390 cases, 273 are in Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits, which now has […]