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  China's population falls for second consecutive year amid record low birth rate, COVID-19 deaths

  World | January 17, 2024 10:07 IST

  The total population of China dropped by 2.75 million, or 0.2 per cent, to 1.409 billion last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The data has sparked concerns about long-term effects on the growth potential of the world's second-largest economy.

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  Chandigarh announces Rs 50,000 ex gratia to kin of those who died of COVID-19

  India | December 10, 2021 11:38 IST

  the Health Secretary said that a total of 1,076 people have died due to the COVID-19 virus in Chandigarh so far

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  India logs 8,488 COVID cases, 249 deaths in 24 hrs; recovery rate at 98.31%

  India | November 22, 2021 9:56 IST

  The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 1,18,443 (lowest in 533 days), the ministry data showed today.

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  Can’t presume that all Covid deaths during second wave were due to negligence: Supreme Court

  India | September 08, 2021 12:48 IST

  A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli asked the petitioner Deepak Raj Singh to approach the competent authorities with his suggestions.

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  Health Ministry refutes reports claiming India's COVID-19 death toll 'undercounted'

  India | July 14, 2021 13:53 IST

  As per the ministry, as many as 4,11,408 lives have been claimed by the coronavirus since it broke out early last year.

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  All deaths with COVID-19 diagnosis to be classified as deaths due to Covid: Centre to SC

  India | June 20, 2021 13:14 IST

  The MHA submitted for recording of Covid-19 deaths, that there is a statutory mechanism in place either by way of an Act of Parliament or guidelines having the force of mandate and the law. 

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  Covid deaths globally at least double of official records

  India | May 22, 2021 23:46 IST

  As per estimates of the World Health Organisation (WHO) the actual number of deaths could be even 2 or 3 times high.

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  MP Cong MLA Kalawati Bhuria dies during COVID-19 treatment

  India | April 24, 2021 11:13 IST

  Kalawati Bhuria, a Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh, died at a private hospital here early on Saturday while undergoing treatment for coronavirus

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  COVID-19 deaths: Ex-gratia provision for families of govt employees in Uttar Pradesh

  India | February 23, 2021 14:18 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said there is a provision of giving Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia to families of all government, corporations, and other department employees who died due to COVID-19 while working for prevention and treatment of the virus.

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  US coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000

  World | February 22, 2021 8:43 IST

  The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus.

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  Leading model predicts 4 lakh coronavirus deaths in US by March 1

  India | November 13, 2020 22:35 IST

  Based on its current trajectory, America is hurtling towards an ominous coronavirus death toll of more than 400,000 by next spring, according to the new projections by a predictive model used often by data crunchers in Donald Trump's White House coronavirus task force.

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  India continues to be among countries with lowest per million COVID-19 cases, deaths

  India | October 13, 2020 15:19 IST

  With focussed strategies and calibrated measures, India has sustained its global position of being the country with one of the lowest COVID-19 cases per million and reported deaths per million, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

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  In its highest single-day jump, Delhi reports 1,877 fresh COVID-19 cases; death toll crosses 1K

  India | June 11, 2020 21:19 IST

  Delhi on Thursday reported 1,877 fresh cases of coronavirus, marking its highest-ever single-day jump in infections. Delhi now has a total of 34,687 coronavirus cases.

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  COVID-19 deaths could top 18,000 in India, says public health expert

  India | May 27, 2020 14:13 IST

  The country is still in the ascending limb of the epidemic, said Prof D Prabhakaran, Director, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions (CCCC). Prabhakaran, also Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the UK, said there can be no single number when asked about his assessment on eventual COVID-19 deaths in India. We should peak around early July.

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  AIIMS sanitation supervisor dies due to COVID-19

  India | May 25, 2020 15:18 IST

  The sanitation supervisor was on ventilator and succumbed to the infection on Sunday around 7.30 pm. He was a permanent employee of AIIMS and was posted at the premier medical institute's outdoor patient department

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  Coronavirus worldwide cases cross 4.6 million; death toll at 308,450

  World | May 16, 2020 8:22 IST

  Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 4.6 million mark taking positive patients tally to 4,624,034 including 308,450 deaths while 1,757,128 patients have recovered, as per figures released by Worldometer.

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  Coronavirus worldwide cases cross 4.3 million; death toll at 292,804

  World | May 13, 2020 6:55 IST

  Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 4.3 million mark taking toll to 4,339,631 including 292,804 deaths while 1,600,728 patients have recovered, as per figures released by Worldometer.

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  Coronavirus in Rajasthan: With 47 new cases, state's tally mounts to 4035; death toll at 115

  India | May 12, 2020 9:43 IST

  After 47 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Rajasthan, the total number of cases in the state surged to 4035 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jaipur had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in 1255 confirmed infections.

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  With less than 900 COVID-19 deaths in 24-hours, total tally surpasses 80,000 in US

  World | May 12, 2020 8:33 IST

  The US reported less than 900 coronavirus deaths in 24-hours bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 81,795 on Tuesday. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, a total of 1,344,512 cases have been reported in the country.

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  Pakistan's coronavirus case tally reaches 30,429; death toll at 661

  World | May 11, 2020 9:17 IST

  With 1,300 new infections, the total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan on Monday surged to 30,429. Meanwhile, 661 people have lost their lives so far. The country registered its highest number of cases for three consecutive days with the government lifting the coronavirus-induced lockdown in phases