Coronavirus

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 74,94,551 with  61,871 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 65,97,209 pushing the recovery rate to 88.03 per cent, according to the Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,14,031 with the virus claiming 1,033 lives...

People born with heart defects had a lower-than-expected risk of developing moderate or severe COVID-19 symptoms, according to a study of more than 7,000 patients. Congenital heart defects are present at birth and can affect the structure of a baby's heart and the way it...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Saturday said that 2,842 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 2,842 persons, 434 are from Khordha, 237 from Cuttack, 161 from Nuapada, 148 from Puri, 136 from Sambalpur, 119 from Angul,...

Cuttack: As many as 85 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Saturday. While eight of them were home quarantine cases, 27 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 50 were local contact ones....

Bhubaneswar: As many as 216 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Saturday. While 55 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 161 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 307 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

Angul: The number of COVID-19 positive cases is rapidly increasing in Angul district, more so in the months of September and October.  The Rapid Response Team (RRT) has squarely been blamed for not discharging its duties perfectly, a source said. There are 27 RRTs functioning...

Bhubaneswar: The state reported 17 fresh fatalities due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the state’s toll to 1,121. Khurda district reported the maximum fatalities with five people succumbing to the infection. They are a 57-year-old female, a 70-year-old male, a 73-year-old female...

Bargarh: Veteran BJD leader from Bargarh district and Rajya Sabha member Prasanna Acharya tested positive for COVID-19, his family source informed Saturday. The ruling party MP has been admitted to a private hospital in Bargarh Friday night, after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. Also...

Cuttack: As many as 83 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Friday. While 20 of them were home quarantine cases, 19 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 44 were local contact ones....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Friday said that 2,850 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 2,850 persons, 563 are from Khordha, 184 from Cuttack, 147 from Puri, 138 from Angul, 137 from Sambalpur, 133 from Kendrapara,...