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COVID-19: India records 39,097 new cases in last 24 hrs, takes total to 3.1 crore; recovery rate at 97,3%
• 4 years agoIndia's total toll due to the coroanvirus rose to 4,20,016 with 546 more deaths since Friday. The number of active cases went up by 3,464 to 4,08,977.
Coronavirus News Updates: Bihar's COVID-19 toll jumps past 4,000 mark with highest single-day count of 111 deaths
Fp Staff • 4 years agoCoronavirus News Updates: According to the health department, the state's toll has now reached 4039 and the districts reporting the highest number of fresh fatalities were Patna (14), West Champaran (10), Muzaffarpur (9) and Nalanda (7)
Cyclone disrupts COVID response in western India, eastern states clamp curbs; total cases cross 2.5 cr
Fp Staff • 4 years agoMeanwhile, the silver lining for the day was that the single-day rise in coronavirus cases stood at 2.63 lakh, the lowest in 28 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday
COVID-19 situation 'stabilising', says Centre, but worrying stats pour in from Bengal, UP, Gujarat and MP
Fp Staff • 4 years agoMeanwhile, Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS Hospital in Delhi warned that secondary infections like mucormycosis or "black fungus" were adding to India's mortality rate with states having reported more than 500 cases recently in COVID-19 patients with diabetes
Coronavirus Latest News Updates: Cases of black fungus infection also detected in Kerala, says Pinarayi Vijayan
Fp Staff • 4 years agoCoronavirus Latest News LIVE Updates: 'The disease was reported before COVID also. State Medical Board is collecting samples for studies,' said Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
Coronavirus Latest News Updates: Goa hospital body count goes up by 13; 75 dead in just 4 days
Fp Staff • 4 years agoCoronavirus India News Live Updates: Seventy-five patients have died at the Goa Medical College and Hospital - the state's biggest Covid facility - in the past four days, because of "logistic issues" in the supply of medical oxygen
COVID-19 News Updates: Need to ramp up infrastructure as COVID-19 can re-emerge, says Centre
Fp Staff • 4 years agoCOVID-19 News Updates: Preparations have to be made at the national level in collaboration with states, infrastructure needs to be ramped up while curbs and appropriate behaviour must be followed, said NITI Aayog member (health) Dr V K Paul
COVID-19 updates: Centre assures over 200 cr doses by Dec, increases gap between jabs; over 3.5 lakh cases today
Fp Staff • 4 years agoIn a bid to increase the availability of COVID-19 vaccines in India, the Centre also said that any vaccine approved by the WHO and the US FDA can be imported to India and that such import licences will be granted within two days
Third wave of coronavirus avoidable if strong measures are taken, says govt's scientific adviser
• 4 years agoOn 5 May, Principal Scientific Adviser K Vijay Raghavan had said as the virus mutates further, a third wave of COVID infection was inevitable and it is necessary to be prepared for new waves