Category: Health

India reports record 45,720 new coronavirus cases, deaths rise by 1,129

MUMBAI – India reported a record jump of 45,720 in coronavirus infections on Wednesday taking its total number of cases to 1.24 million, the health ministry said on Thursday. India also reported 1,129 deaths for Wednesday, taking the death toll to 29,861. India has the third-highest number of […]

India cancels historic Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra as coronavirus cases mount

SRINAGAR, India – India has cancelled a historic Hindu pilgrimage to a holy cave high in the snow-capped mountains of contested Kashmir for the first time, as cases of the novel coronavirus continued to rise on Wednesday. There were 37,724 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, […]

COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 11,92,915, recoveries surge to 7,53,049

New Delhi, July 22: ?India?added?37,724 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday?taking the country’s tally to?11,92,915, while?recoveries surged to 7,53,049 with 28,472 people having recuperated in a day, the highest so far,?according to the?Union Health Ministry?data.? The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,732?with 648 people succumbing […]

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases for second day in a row

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours. The biggest increases reported on Saturday were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily […]

At India’s largest COVID-19 hospital, doctors ready to tackle second wave of virus

NEW DELHI – Doctors at India’s largest hospital treating coronavirus patients said on Friday they are prepared if infections increase again in the capital, while rising cases in other parts of the country pushed the number of infections past one million on Friday. The 2,000-bed Lok Nayak Jai […]

Over 1 million: India joins U.S., Brazil in grim coronavirus club

MUMBAI – India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new coronavirus, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread further into the countryside and smaller towns. Given India’s population of around 1.3 billion, experts […]

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Recoveries increase to more than 6.35 lakh, Recovery Rate to 63.33% Close to 23,000 cases cured in the last 24 hours open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 17: The “Test, Track and Treat” strategy of the Centre being implemented by the State/UT governments is proving to be […]

Record single-day surge of nearly 35k COVID cases, total tally crosses 10 lakh: Govt

New Delhi, July 17:  With a record single day surge of 34,956 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past ten lakh on Friday, just three days after it crossed the nine-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data The total coronavirus caseload in the country surged to?10,03,832, while […]

Single-day spike of 29,429 COVID-19 cases in India

New Delhi, July 15: India registered a record single-day jump of 29,429 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 9,36,181 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 24,309 with 582 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 5,92,031, while there are […]

Biocon secures approval to use drug on coronavirus patients

NEW DELHI – India’s Biocon Ltd has received regulatory approval for its drug Itolizumab to be used on coronavirus infected patients suffering from moderate to severe respiratory distress, the biopharmaceutical company said in a statement on Saturday. The drug, which is also used to cure the skin disease […]

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