New Delhi: With 2,033 new coronavirus cases and 48 deaths in the last 24 hours, the national capital on Wednesday recorded a total tally of 1,04,864 and 3,213 deaths. Till now, 78,199 people have recovered, more than three times the number of active cases which stand at 23,452. Over 3,213 deaths mean that the city […]
Category: COVID-19
India may see 2.87 lakh Covid cases a day by winter 2021: MIT study
New Delhi: In the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine or drugs, the researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have warned that India might record 2.87 lakh coronavirus cases per day by the end of winter 2021. The world may witness 249 million (24.9 crore) cases and 1.8 million (18 lakh) deaths by spring 2021 if […]
More than 20,000 Covid cases reported in 24 hours for six days in a row
New Delhi: India recorded over 22,752 new cases and 482 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 7,42,417 with 20,642 deaths, Health Ministry’s data revealed on Wednesday. According to the data, out of total 7,42,417 cases, 4,56,830 have recovered while 2,64,944 remain active in the country. India is the third worst […]
Bengali actor Arun Guha Thakurta succumbs to Covid-19
Kolkata: Veteran Bengali film actor Arun Guhathakurta succumbed to Covid-19 at a south Kolkata hospital around 1.45 pm on Tuesday. Guhathakurta was a powerful character artiste who is best known for his performances in Bangla films like “Cinemawala” (2016), “Bishorjon” (2017), and “Laptop” (2012) among several others. “Today we lost one of the finest actors […]
96-year-old woman recovers from Covid in Karnataka
Chitradurga (Karnataka): A 96-year-old woman in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district recovered from coronavirus in nine days and has been discharged from hospital, a health official said on Tuesday. “The woman from Hiriyur in this district was admitted to the state-run hospital on June 27 for treatment after she tested positive. Her recovery is remarkable and she was […]
Corona infections reach Bihar CM’s doors
Patna: Bihar has registered a steady increase in the number of coronavirus cases recently, which have now reached the doors of the chief minister. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s niece has been found to be corona infected. According to sources, she was admitted to Patna AIIMS on Monday after getting infected with the virus. After this, the […]
Karnataka MP and actress Sumalatha tests Covid positive
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Independent Lok Sabha member and multi-lingual South Indian actress Sumalatha Ambareesh said on Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and is under home quarantine. “The test result arrived. It is positive with very mild symptoms. I have been advised home treatment,” Sumalatha said here. The results have arrived today. It is […]
Andhra Pradesh: Covid victim’s body dumped into pit by JCB excavator
Amaravati: Another video has emerged from Andhra Pradesh on Monday highlighting utter disrespect being shown while disposing of dead bodies of Covid-19 victims in the state. In the second such incident in 10 days, authorities used a JCB excavator to lift the body of a Covid victim from an ambulance and dump it into a […]
Ex-state BJP President dies of Covid-19; 8th death in Goa
Panaji: Former BJP state President and ex-Goa Health Minister Suresh Amonkar, who had tested positive for Covid-19 last week, died on Monday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Amonkar, 68, had been admitted to the state’s designated Covid hospital two weeks back. He is the eighth person to die in the state after testing positive for […]
Covid positive journalist jumps from 4th floor of AIIMS, dies
New Delhi: A 37-year-old journalist, who jumped from the fourth floor of AIIMS’ trauma centre on Monday, has been declared dead by the hospital administration. He passed away at 3.35 p.m., nearly one-and-a-half hour after the incident. At around 2 p.m. on Monday, the journalist had jumped off the trauma centre building. He was rushed […]