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Three more die of coronavirus in UP; death toll 24

11:12 pm April 23, 2020

Lucknow: The coronavirus death toll rose to 24 in Uttar Pradesh as three more people succumbed to the infection on Thursday, an official release said. According to the release, while two deaths were reported from Kanpur, the third one took place in Agra, which has so far recorded the maximum seven fatalities in the state. […]

281 Myanmarese nationals, held up in Bihar and UP during lockdown, return home

11:04 pm April 22, 2020

Gaya (Bihar): Close to 300 Myanmarese nationals, stranded in different places across Bihar and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh because of the lockdown, on Wednesday left for their homeland aboard a special chartered flight, a senior official said. District Magistrate, Gaya, Abhishek Kumar Singh said, altogether 281 people boarded the flight. Most of them were held up […]

2 more die of COVID-19 in UP, total cases climbs to 805

12:07 am April 17, 2020

Lucknow: Two more persons died of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday while 78 people tested positive for coronavirus infection, taking the total fatalities in the state to 13 and active cases to 805, an official statement said. The state had on Wednesday had reported three deaths and 67 fresh cases, taking the death toll […]

COVID-19 cases rise to 410 in UP

11:35 pm April 9, 2020

Lucknow: The number COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh increased to 410 on Thursday, with 49 more people testing positive of the infection, officials said. Four people have died in the state from the novel coronavirus till now. One death each has been reported from Meerut, Basti, Varanasi and Agra districts. The total number of cases […]

India could've seen 8.2L COVID-19 cases by Apr 15 sans lockdown, containment steps: Health ministry

‘India after April 14’: Lockdown, Partial Lockdown or No Lockdown?

6:11 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in India is nearing 5,200 while the death toll has climbed to 149 on Wednesday amid hectic discussions for a possible extension of the 21-day lockdown beyond April 14 as several states already announced plans to ramp up their testing infrastructure and put in place […]