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Delhi records massive jump of 17,282 fresh COVID-19 cases; over 100 die

10:05 pm April 14, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 17,282 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest single-day surge in the national capital since the onset of the pandemic, while over 100 fatalities were reported, according to data shared by the health department. As per the latest bulletin, 104 new fatalities were recorded, pushing the death toll to 11,540. […]

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Delhi conducts record 1,14,288 COVID tests in 24 hours: Satyendar Jain

6:03 pm April 12, 2021

New Delhi: Amidst surge in COVID cases, the Delhi government has gradually increased the testing and has conducted more than 1,14,000 COVID tests in last 24 hours, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday. He said, “Delhi recorded 10,774 positive COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 9.43% on Sunday. Whereas, in the last […]

Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

10:41 pm March 1, 2021

Nashville: Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. Then the trees cleared and the Hickman County Agricultural Pavilion appeared. The 74-year-old woman wasn’t eligible to be vaccinated in Nashville, where she lives, because there were so many health care workers to […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

COVID-19: India records 16,738 new cases, 138 fresh fatalities

12:11 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: The daily rise in coronavirus infections in India was recorded above 15,000 after nearly a month taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,10,46,914, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. A total of 16,738 infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,56,705 […]

Uttarakhand glacial disaster death toll climbs to 70

7:22 pm February 24, 2021

Gopeshwar: Rescuers have recovered 70 bodies and 29 body parts so far in search operations following the February 7 glacial disaster in Chamoli, the district police said on Wednesday. Missing reports of 205 people have been registered at the Joshimath police station, it said in a media bulletin. ”So far, 70 bodies and 29 human body parts have […]