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Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal tests positive for coronavirus
News | February 22, 2021 11:06 IST
Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. Bhujbal is the seventh minister to be infected by the novel coronavirus this month. In a post on Twitter, Bhujbal said his health is fine. "I have tested positive for COVID-19. All those who came in my contact over the past two-three days should get themselves tested," he tweeted.
Odisha govt issues fresh guidelines amid rise in COVID-19 cases
India | February 22, 2021 11:03 IST
Odisha's COVID-19 tally on Sunday mounted to 3,36,636 after 58 more people tested positive for the disease, a health department official said.
Assam: Guwahati school sealed, declared containment zone after teacher tests positive for COVID-19
India | February 22, 2021 9:41 IST
Kamrup Metropolitan Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu has declared the entire school premises as a "containment zone" till February 27 to prevent further spread of coronavirus among the teaching staff and students.
Active Covid cases cross 6,000-mark in Karnataka again
India | February 22, 2021 9:12 IST
Active Covid cases in Karnataka crossed the 6,000-mark again, with 413 patients testing positive in a day, said the state health bulletin on Sunday.
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.
Pune reports over 1,100 new COVID cases, 6 deaths in last 24 hours
India | February 22, 2021 8:30 IST
According to the state health department, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has reached 21,00,884 with the addition of new cases. The death toll in the state has risen to 51,788 with the addition of 35 deaths.
As numbers of coronavirus cases rise in Maharashtra | Watch what CM Thackeray said
News | February 22, 2021 6:43 IST
In view of the rising coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, the Uddhav Thackeray-led government has decided to impose restrictions across the state, particularly regions reporting maximum infections. The state has recorded as many as 7,000 cases on Sunday. According to official data, the state recorded 6,971 positive cases in last the 24 hours. While the caseload increased to 21,00,884, the death toll increased to 51,788 with 35 new fatalities. As many as 2,417 patients were discharged, increasing the tally of recoveries to 19,94,947. The number of active cases stands at 52,956.
Maharashtra records 6,971 coronavirus cases, tally surges to 21 lakh
India | February 21, 2021 21:22 IST
Maharashtra on Sunday reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row. According to official data, the state recorded 6,971 positive cases in last the 24 hours.
Over 20 million years of life lost worldwide due to Covid-19: Study
February 21, 2021 17:04 IST
Researchers have estimated that a total of 20.5 million years of life have been lost due to Covid-19 worldwide with an average of 16 years per individual death.
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani tests negative for coronavirus
India | February 21, 2021 16:10 IST
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tested negative for coronavirus on Sunday, the CM's office said.
Delhi records 145 coronavirus cases; death toll reaches 10,900
India | February 21, 2021 16:05 IST
Delhi recorded as many as 145 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 6.37 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 10,900.
Upsurge in COVID-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat
News | February 21, 2021 15:01 IST
Kerala, Maharashtra and gujarat have recorded an "upsurge" in daily new cases of COVID-19.
Night curfew in Pune as COVID cases continue to rise; schools, colleges closed till Feb 28
India | February 21, 2021 12:59 IST
Pune administration on Sunday announced night curfew in the city, in the wake of rising cases of the novel coronavirus.
Centre advises states to increase testing, focus on strict surveillance as COVID-19 cases rise
India | February 21, 2021 12:50 IST
Centre advises states to increase testing, focus on strict surveillance amid upsurge in COVID-19 cases
Poonawalla urges world to be patient; says Serum directed to prioritise India needs
India | February 21, 2021 11:50 IST
India has already provided over 229 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines to various countries out of which 64 lakh doses have been supplied as grant assistance and 165 lakh on commercial basis.
Maharashtra likely to reimpose night curfew amid surge in COVID-19 cases
India | February 21, 2021 11:33 IST
The State Health Department on Saturday informed that 6,281 new COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
India records 14,264 new COVID-19 cases, 90 fresh fatalities
India | February 21, 2021 11:24 IST
Daily COVID-19 cases in India registered an increase for the fourth consecutive day with the country recording 14,264 new cases, taking the total tally to 1,09,91,651, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
Global Covid cases top 111 million: Johns Hopkins
World | February 21, 2021 11:01 IST
The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 111 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
China approves clinical trials of 16 Covid vaccines
World | February 21, 2021 10:37 IST
China has approved 16 domestically made Covid-19 vaccines for clinical trials, six of which have entered phase 3, according to the latest data from the National Medical Products Administration.
United Nations thanks India for offering 2 lakh COVID vaccine doses for peacekeepers
India | February 21, 2021 9:21 IST
India on January 16 began its mammoth coronavirus vaccine rollout by administering 207,229 shots on the first day with the help of hundreds of thousands of health workers who were trained and assisted by the UN agencies.