novel coronavirus

8 test positive for COVID-19 in TN; tally goes to 50

9:39 am March 30, 2020

Chennai: Eight people, including a 10-month-old boy, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of cases in the state to 50, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said on Sunday. The eight from Erode district were contacts of two Thailand nationals, who have already tested positive for COVID-19 and undergoing treatment at […]

23 fresh cases in Delhi, total rises to 72

10:34 pm March 29, 2020

New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases in Delhi climbed to 72 on Sunday after 23 fresh cases were reported in a day, the Health Department said. Till Saturday night, the number of cases of the COVID-19 pandemic stood at 49, including two deaths. According to the Delhi Health Department, out of the total […]

COVID-19: MP teen girl 4th in family to get infected

9:07 pm March 29, 2020

Ujjain (MP): A 17-year-old girl who tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Sunday in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh is from a family in which three others were also infected, one of whom died, health officials said. The state, as on Sunday, has 37 active COVID-19 cases, while two have died of the infection. “The […]

COVID-19: Rahane donates Rs 10 lakh

3:41 pm March 29, 2020

Mumbai: India’s Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This was confirmed to PTI on Sunday by a source close to Rahane, who joins the list of sportspersons who have contributed towards the fight against the pandemic. Batting […]

Iran says no longer at 'red' status, reports 93 new virus deaths

Iran coronavirus death toll tops 2,500: ministry

8:07 pm March 28, 2020

Tehran: Iran announced Saturday that 139 more people had died from the novel coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 2,517 in one of the world’s worst-affected countries. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that 3,076 more cases had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections […]