Mumbai: Maharashtra on Monday notched 3,721 Covid-19 cases – down by 153 from the peak of 3,874 on June 20 while there were 62 deaths, the lowest this month till date, health officials said. The fatalities came down by 39 from Sunday’s 101 – and a sharp fall of 116 from the previous peak of […]
Category: COVID-19
Gujarat Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki tests Covid-19 positive
Gandhinagar: Bharatsinh Solanki, the Congress nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Vadodara. Solanki, former Minister in the UPA II government, was the second nominee from the Congress for one of the four Rajya Sabha seats. “Solanki was feeling […]
With 445 deaths India records worst spike in daily toll, Covid tally at 4.25L
New Delhi: India on Monday recorded 14,821 new COVID-19 cases and 445 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 4,252,82. Out of the total number of confirmed cases, 1,743,87 are currently active, and 2,371,95 have recovered. 13,699 people have succumbed to the deadly disease. The country had on Sunday witnessed record […]
Cipla to sell anti-viral drug remdesivir as Cipremi in India
Mumbai: Drug maker Cipla Limited on Sunday announced the launch of experimental anti-viral drug remdesivir under its brand name Cipremi. Remdesivir is the only US FDA approved Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) treatment for adult and paediatric patients hospitalized with suspected or laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection. In May, US drug maker Gilead Sciences extended a voluntary non-exclusive […]
Tamil Nadu corona count at 59,377 as 2,532 fresh cases recorded in last 24 hours, death toll 757
Chennai: As many as 2,532 persons tested positive for coronavirus and 53 Covid-19 patients breathed their last in Tamil Nadu over the past 24 hours, the State Health Department said on Sunday. In a statement issued here, it said that the new cases have taken the total tally to 59,377, while the death toll has […]
Wedding procession stopped as groom, father test positive
Amethi: A wedding procession was stopped and the wedding called off after the groom and his father tested positive for Coronavirus in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh. The wedding procession had left the Kamrauli village in Amethi on Friday for Haidergarh in Barabanki where the wedding was to take place. The groom’s family had come […]
306 deaths & highest single day spike of 15,413 COVID-19 positive cases reported in India in last 24 hours
New Delhi: India may be set to further relax the nationwide lockdown, but it has recorded 681 deaths due to novel coronavirus, including 306 between Saturday and Sunday and 375 deaths in the previous 24-hour cycle. India’s death toll now stands at 13,254. Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, India recorded 1,69,451 active cases. In the last 24 […]
Large-scale phishing attacks using Covid-19 as bait, govt warns
New Delhi: The government has warned of a major upcoming phishing attack which promises free Covid-19 testing across India. A large-scale cyber attack has been planned by cyber crooks where they may use Covid-19 as bait to steal personal and financial information. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory warning that […]
4 more succumb to corona in Gurugram, 171 new cases
Gurugram: Gurugram reported four more deaths due to coronavirus in different hospitals On Saturday, even as 171 new cases appeared in the city in the last 24 hours, an official said. Gurugram has registered 59 corona deaths so far in areas falling under different police stations, including 31 who died due to comorbidities and remaining […]
MP legislator Omprakash Saklecha tests positive after Rajya Sabha poll, triggers panic
Bhopal: Senior BJP legislator from Jawad constituency, Omprakash Saklecha, tested positive for Covid-19, a day after he voted for the Rajya Sabha polls, triggering panic in the political circles. Several MLAs who had joined him for dinner and other meetings preceding the polls made a beeline to the hospitals to check their corona status. “The […]