novel coronavirus

COVID-19: 12 more fatalities reported in Uttar Pradesh

7:56 pm June 29, 2020

Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh increased to 672 after 12 more fatalities were reported, a senior state government official said on Monday. With 685 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 22,828, officials said. “So far, as many as 672 […]

Delhi commences COVID-19 rapid antigen tests

11:34 pm June 18, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi government commenced COVID-19 testing through rapid antigen methodology in and around containment zones of the city on Thursday. A total of 341 teams were involved in the rapid-antigen testing that makes results available within 30 minutes, an official said. In a tweet, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, “7,040 people underwent […]

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

Modi to speak with chief ministers on Tuesday, Wednesday

3:04 pm June 15, 2020

New Delhi: Amid an unabated rise in coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a fresh round of consultations with chief ministers on Tuesday and Wednesday on ways to check the spread of the virus as India exits the lockdown. On Tuesday afternoon, Modi will hold a video-conference with chief ministers, […]

First COVID-19 death in Tripura as 42-yr-old dies

11:24 pm June 9, 2020

Agartala: A 42-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Agartala on Tuesday, becoming the first fatality due to the disease in Tripura, officials said. Biswa Kumar Debbarma — who hailed from Chachu Bazaar, a remote village in West Tripura district — was admitted to the GB Pant Hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest earlier in […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

2 new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal, total rises to 51

11:59 pm June 7, 2020

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday reported two new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the state to 51, a senior Health Department official said. Bot the patients were from Changlang district and were in institutional quarantine. With the new cases, Changlang district recorded the highest number of novel coronavirus positive persons in […]