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India coronavirus cases surge to 2.8 million

MUMBAI – India reported more than 64,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day, with more than 1,000 deaths in the same period, federal health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The world’s second-most populous country had 64,531 new infections, which took the virus tally to […]

India’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 50,000 as pandemic spreads beyond big cities

MUMBAI – India’s COVID-19 death toll topped the 50,000 mark on Monday and the total number of recorded cases neared 2.65 million as the outbreak spread further into smaller towns and rural areas, the latest government data showed. The world’s second-most populous country recorded 57,981 new coronavirus infections […]

65,002 new cases take India”s COVID-19 tally to 25.26 lakh; death toll rises to 49,036

New Delhi, Aug 15:  A spike of 65,002 cases took India’s COVID-19 tally past 25 lakh on Saturday just a day after it reached the 24-lakh mark, while 18 lakh people have so far recuperated from the disease pushing the recovery rate to 71.61 per cent, Union health […]

COVID-19: 60,963 fresh cases take India’s tally to 23,29,638

New Delhi, Aug 12:  India’s COVID-19 tally went past 23 lakh on Wednesday, with a single day increase of?60,963 cases, while the recoveries surged to?16,39,599, according to the Union Health Ministry data.? The total coronavirus cases in the country have mounted to 23,29,638,?while the death toll?climbed to 46,091?with?834 […]

Record 64,399 new COVID cases; 861 deaths

New Delhi, Aug 9:  With a highest single-day spike of 64,399 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 21 lakh on Sunday, while the death toll climbed to 43,379 with 861 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said. The number of recoveries surged to 14,80,884 with record 53,879 more people […]

India surges past 2 million coronavirus cases, angry health workers launch a strike

MUMBAI, India – India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million, as government struggled to contain the spread amid striking health workers. More than 3.5 million health […]

Top Indian ministers in hospital as virus cases breach 50,000 for fifth day

BENGALURU – India’s interior minister and the chiefs of two big states have been hospitalized with COVID-19 as the country’s daily cases topped 50,000 for a fifth straight day on Monday. The country reported 52,972 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 1.8 […]

India records highest one-day jump of 57,118 COVID-19 cases; recoveries surge to 10,94,374

New Delhi, Aug 1:  India’s COVID-19 tally reached 16,95,988 on Saturday with a record single-day increase of 57,118 cases, while the recoveries surged to 10,94,374, according to the Union Health Ministry data The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 36,511 with 764 people succumbing to the disease […]

India’s coronavirus cases rise by a daily record of 55,078

BENGALURU – India reported another record surge in daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total to 1.64 million, as the government further eases virus curbs in a bid to resuscitate the economy, while also trying to increase testing. Infections jumped by 55,078 in the past 24 hours, […]

Daily coronavirus cases in India top 50,000 for first time

NEW DELHI – India on Thursday reported more than 50,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time, driven by a surge in infections in rural areas at a time when the government is further easing curbs on movement and commerce. There were 52,123 new cases in the previous […]

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