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Bengal reports 154 more Covid deaths, 18,863 fresh cases

10:25 pm May 22, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal’s Covid-19 death toll rose to 14,208 after 154 more people succumbed to the disease on Saturday, the health department said in its bulletin. The tally mounted to 12,48,668 as 18,863 fresh cases of infection were reported from different parts of the state, it said. In the last 24 hours, 19,202 recoveries have […]

Madhya Pradesh declares black fungus a notified disease

3:34 pm May 22, 2021

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has declared black fungus or mucormycosis a notified disease in the state. The state Public Health and Family Welfare Department on Friday issued an order, in which it notified black fungus under the provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Madhya Pradesh Public Health Act. A notifiable disease is required by law to be reported […]

First case of black fungus reported in HP

Doctors remove eye of patient infected with black fungus

11:09 pm May 19, 2021

Malappuram (Ker): A COVID-19 recovered patient in Tirur, 26 kms from here, had to have one eye removed by doctors after he was infected with black fungus. Doctors removed the eye as they feared spreading of the fungus to his brain. Sources in the Health Department said the patient was admitted to Manjeri Medical College […]

273 COVID deaths, over 13K cases in Delhi

8:34 pm May 9, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 273 more coronavirus deaths on Sunday, the lowest since April 21, and 13,336 new infections with a positivity rate of 21.67 per cent, the Health Department said. The number of new cases, the lowest since April 12, can be attributed to a smaller number of tests — 61,552 — conducted on […]

COVID-19: Karnataka logs 4,225 new cases,26 deaths

9:20 pm March 31, 2021

Bengaluru: Registering a sharp spike in daily infections, Karnataka on Wednesday reported 4,225 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 more fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,97,004 and the death toll to 12,567, the Health department said. The day also saw 1,492 patients getting discharged after recovery. The state had recorded 2,975 new […]