COVID-19

COVID-19: Pune count touches 5,694, death toll now 272

11:54 pm May 24, 2020

Pune: Pune district’s COVID-19 tally reached 5,694 on Sunday after 258 people tested positive for novel coronavirus, while the death toll touched 272 as eight people succumbed to the infection, an official said. Pune city accounted for 186 of the 258 new cases, followed by Pimpri Chinchwad with 46 and cantonment and rural areas with […]

Gujarat COVID-19 cases cross 14,000-mark; death toll 858

11:11 pm May 24, 2020

Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Sunday reported 394 new coronavirus cases and 29 deaths, including 28 from the worst-hit Ahmedabad, taking the overall case count to 14,063 and fatalities to 858, a Health official said. A total of 21 of the 29 deceased- 28 from Ahmedabad and one from Surat-were suffering from comorbidities, the official said. The […]

8 COVID-19 deaths, 765 fresh cases in Tamil Nadu

11:04 pm May 24, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Sunday recorded eight deaths due to COVID-19, taking the toll to 111 while 765 fresh cases saw the state’s total infections breaching the 16,000 mark, the Health department said. A total of 833 people were discharged with the number eclipsing the day’s new cases as the cumulative recoveries rose to 8,324, […]

138 litres of liquor seized from train, accused missing

Decks cleared for re-opening liquor shops from Monday

11:00 pm May 24, 2020

Puducherry: Liquor business would resume in Puducherry and Karaikal regions from Monday as Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has approved levy of special excise duty on all categories of liquor in the regions. The Chief Minister V Narayanasamy told reporters here on Sunday that the liquor shops would resume business on May 25 as Lieutenant Governor […]

Arunachal, declared COVID-19 free, reports fresh case

10:40 pm May 24, 2020

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh, which was declared COVID-19 free over a month ago, reported a fresh case on Sunday as a 30-year-old student who recently returned from Delhi tested positive, a senior health official said. The student, who used to live in West Patel Nagar area of Delhi, returned to the state on a bus on […]