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COVID-19: Delhi reports 678 new cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate dips to 3.98% from 5.4% in last 24 hours
• 3 years agoThe city recorded 1,109 cases on Wednesday, with a positivity rate of 5.87 percent and one death. On Tuesday, the capital logged 874 fresh COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 5.18 percent and four deaths
COVID-19: India logs 17,092 new cases, 29 fatalities
Fp Staff • 3 years agoAn increase of 2,379 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 case count in a span of 24 hours
North Korea's tiny COVID-19 death rate met with widespread doubt
• 3 years agoSome observers say North Korea is underreporting fatalities to protect leader Kim Jong Un at all costs. There's also a possibility it might have exaggerated the outbreak in a bid to bolster control of its 26 million people
Shooting at South Carolina mall injures 12, no fatalities reported; 3 detained
• 3 years agoAccording to the authorities, no casualties have been reported but that eight of the victims were taken to the hospital where two were in critical condition and six were in stable condition
India adds 16,156 new COVID-19 infections, 733 fatalities; active cases lowest in 243 days
• 4 years agoThe ministry said the daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 34 straight days and less than 50,000 for 123 consecutive days
India clocks 14,146 fresh COVID-19 infections, active cases now less than 1% of total tally
• 4 years agoThe number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,34,19,749, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 percent
India clocks 41,965 new COVID cases, 460 deaths; active cases up by 7,541 in 24 hours
• 4 years agoDaily cases have been below 50,000 for the past 66 consecutive days
Pakistan oil tanker fire: Death toll jumps to 206; 125 bodies remain unidentified due to severe burns
Ians • 8 years agoThe number of deaths caused by an explosion of a tanker loaded with petrol in Pakistan a week ago has climbed to 206
London fire: 58 presumed dead in Grenfell Tower blaze, say police
• 8 years agoA total of 58 people are presumed dead after the devastating fire in a London tower block, police chief Stuart Cundy told reporters on Saturday.
Potholes, speed breakers claimed 11,000 lives last year in India, says study
Fp Staff • 10 years agoIn 2014, the number of road accidents also rose with the figure jumping from 4.86 lakh in 2013 to 4.89 lakh.