COVID-19

RML hospital dean tests positive for coronavirus

12:40 pm May 24, 2020

New Delhi: The Dean of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here has tested positive for coronavirus infection. Dr Rajeev Sood, who is looking after the management of COVID-19 manpower at the hospital, tested positive for the infection on Saturday. He is now under home isolation and […]

Six new COVID-19 cases in Ladakh

11:16 pm May 23, 2020

Leh: Days after Ladakh was declared coronavirus free, six fresh cases have come to light in the union territory over the past three days with almost all of them having a travel history outside the Himalayan region, officials said on Saturday. All the six new patients, five in Kargil and one in Leh, have been […]

Maharashtra COVID-19 tally up by 2,553 to 88,528; 109 more die

1,671 COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra police; toll at 18

8:14 pm May 23, 2020

Mumbai: At least 18 police personnel, including an officer, have died of COVID-19 in Maharashtra so far, an official said on Saturday. The Maharashtra police, which is ensuring a strict enforcement of the lockdown in the state, has been severely hit by the pandemic. As many as 1,671 personnel, including 174 officers and 1,497 other […]

Record jump in COVID-19 cases, 137 more deaths

2:35 pm May 23, 2020

New Delhi: The COVID-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the second consecutive day on Saturday with 6,654 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to over 1.25 lakh, while the toll rose to 3,720 after 137 more deaths, the Union Health Ministry said The active cases of the coronavirus […]

Congress leader Sanjay Jha tests positive for COVID-19

11:59 pm May 22, 2020

New Delhi: Congress leader and spokesperson Sanjay Jha on Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be under home quarantine for over a week as he is asymptomatic. He also urged people not to underestimate transmission risks. “I have tested positive for Covid-19. As I am asymptomatic I am in home quarantine […]