Covid Deaths

Amid Covid spike Chinese cities distribute free fever drugs

China reported no Covid deaths for the second day in a row on 21 December. As of Tuesday, the nation had confirmed 389,306 cases

China's crematoriums run out of space as COVID deaths soar

At least 200 bodies have been arriving at a crematorium in Beijing which usually used to receive 30-40 bodies in the day, a WSJ report said. Meanwhile, authorities continue to conceal the actual death toll as China battles its most serious COVID outbreak in recent months

Over 800 million people could be infected with COVID in China: Officials

Scientists at the China National Health Commission estimate the R number is currently a whopping 16 in China during this surge

How China's megacity is moving away from its strict zero-COVID policy

The southern megacity of Chongqing — home to around 32 million people — became one of the first parts of China to let people work normally even with visible COVID-19 symptoms

Our third COVID Christmas – here’s how things might play out

As we approach our third COVID Christmas, there is speculation that we have reached ‘post-pandemic’ status. However, the virus is still present. So, how does this winter's COVID outlook differ from the previous two? Let's take a look at some of the key factors that will influence how things play out

14,917 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in last 24 hours

India reported 14,917 new COVID-19 positive cases with 32 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally of active cases to 1,17,508

India logs 16,299 new COVID-19 cases, 53 deaths in last 24 hours; Delhi reports eight fatalities, highest in six months

A decline of 3,185 cases in the active caseload was reported in span of 24 hours. There are now 1,25,076 patients of COVID-19 in the country

India sees 16% rise in daily COVID-19 cases; 19,893 test positive, 53 die in last 24 hours

Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat reported most number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country. The daily positivity rate has increased to 4.94 per cent

India's daily COVID-19 positivity rate jumps over 7% after 168 days, 16,866 test positive in last 24 hours

The country witnessed 41 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, increasing total fatalities to 5,26,074

India reports 20,557 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths; West Bengal, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu log most number of infections

India now has 1,45,654 active COVID-19 cases, an increase of 2,000 cases was seen in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours