COVID-19 deaths

India records 12,729 new COVID-19 cases, 221 deaths in 24 hours

India recorded 12,729 new COVID-19 cases, 221 deaths and 12,165 recoveries on Friday. 

Nov 05, 2021, 11:04 AM IST

India records 14,306 new COVID-19 cases, 443 deaths in 24 hours

India recorded 14,306 new COVID-19 cases, 443 deaths and 18,762 recoveries on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. 

Oct 25, 2021, 10:49 AM IST

COVID-19 update: India records 15,906 new coronavirus cases, 561 deaths in 24 hours

India on Sunday added 15,906 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 3,41,75,468. 

Oct 24, 2021, 10:29 AM IST

Kerala to give Rs 5000 per month additional relief to BPL families of COVID-19 deceased

The Kerala Cabinet decided that the additional relief would be made available only to BPL dependents of the deceased, and added that this relief would also be provided to BPL families of those who might die due to COVID-19 in the coming days.

Oct 14, 2021, 11:18 AM IST

India records 20,799 fresh COVID-19 cases, active count lowest in 200 days

India logged 20,799 new COVID-19 cases, 180 fatalities and 26,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours. 

Oct 04, 2021, 09:50 AM IST

India records 22,842 new COVID-19 cases, 244 deaths in last 24 hours

India recorded 22,842 new COVID-19 cases, 244 deaths and 25,930 recoveries on Sunday.

Oct 03, 2021, 10:39 AM IST

COVID-19 update: India records 24,354 new cases, active count lowest in 197 days

India recorded 24,354 new COVID-19 cases, 234 deaths and 25,455 recoveries on Saturday.

Oct 02, 2021, 10:11 AM IST

COVID-19 update: India records 23,529 new cases, 311 deaths in last 24 hours

 India recorded 23,529 new COVID-19 cases, 311 deaths and 28,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours. 

Sep 30, 2021, 10:54 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath govt pays ex-gratia to kin of over 2,000 staff who succumbed to COVID-19 during panchayat polls

The UP government order was sent to the State Election Commission and all DMs. The order listed the names of all 2128 state government employees who had died after being on panchayat polls duty — 2097 of them due to Covid-19, and 31 employees due to non-Covid reasons. 

Sep 03, 2021, 13:24 PM IST

WHO sounds fresh alarm, reports 'sharp' increase in global COVID-19 deaths between July 19-25

Most of the new deaths were reported from the Americas and South-East Asia Regions, the WHO said in its report. The world health body said that with over 69,000 fatalities, the number of COVID-19 deaths reported during the period increased by 21% week-on-week.

Jul 29, 2021, 13:54 PM IST

Exclusive: How to cope with the death of a loved one during COVID-19 pandemic

The shock of losing someone close to you, your family, friend, relative, exacerbated with the pain of not being able to participate in their last rites often puts individuals in a situation where their mental health is affected severely. 

Jul 22, 2021, 14:13 PM IST

Centre is lying, many patients died due to oxygen shortage during 2nd COVID wave: Delhi govt demands probe

Sisodia alleged that after the Centre reformed its oxygen supply policy on April 13, "oxygen supply in many non-BJP ruled states were disrupted. It was a complete mismanagement of oxygen supply from the Centre".

Jul 21, 2021, 14:36 PM IST

Congress to move privilege motion against Centre over 'no deaths due to oxygen shortage' claim

Earlier on Tuesday, the Central government informed the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen have been specifically reported by states/Union territories during the second wave of COVID-19.

Jul 21, 2021, 09:50 AM IST

India records 38,079 COVID-19 cases, 560 deaths in the last 24 hours

The Union health ministry said that active COVID-19 cases have decreased by 6,397 in a span of 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate stands at 2.10 percent.

Jul 17, 2021, 10:06 AM IST

Media reports claiming higher COVID-19 mortality figures incorrect: Centre

The Centre junked reports which compared data from National Health Mission’s Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Civil Registration System (CRS) to claim higher fatality figures.

Jul 14, 2021, 15:57 PM IST

Assam rolls out scheme to provide Rs 2.5 lakh to COVID-19 widows

Under the new 'Chief Minister's COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme', Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over cheques to 176 eligible beneficiaries from eight districts.

Jul 11, 2021, 14:56 PM IST

COVID-19 scare: Overwhelmed Indonesian coffin maker warns of increasing cases

Indonesia is battling one of Asia`s worst coronavirus outbreaks, fuelled by the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Authorities on Monday (July 5) reported 558 new deaths, the second day of record fatalities, and 29,745 new infections, the 10th day of record-high cases in the past 15 days.

Jul 06, 2021, 13:42 PM IST

Kerala health minister directs officials to clear backlog of COVID-19 deaths, decides to publish names of deceased

Kerala government has decided to publish the names of those who died due to COVID-19 in the state. The decision comes after the opposition raised issue that the Kerala government’s COVID death toll lacks transparency.

Jul 05, 2021, 07:47 AM IST

Chandigarh tricity area records zero COVID-19 deaths after more than 100 days

Chandigarh recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday taking the infection tally to 61,718, while with no new deaths, the toll remained at 808. 

Jul 04, 2021, 10:48 AM IST

Delta variant: America's Surgeon General terms it 'more dangerous'; France, Germany on alert

America's Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy, "I'm quite worried about the Delta variant. It is more transmissible, significantly more transmissible. It also may be more dangerous in terms of severity of illness that it causes."

Jun 24, 2021, 07:52 AM IST