Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Saturday registered 3,777 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 1,46,894. 11 more fatalities pushed death toll in the state to 616. Out of the 3,777 new cases, 2,191 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,586 are local contacts....

Washington: A new ensemble forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects up to 217,000 COVID-19 deaths in America by October 3. The forecast released on Friday predicted that 3,300 to 8,000 new Covid-19 deaths will likely be recorded during...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload raced past 46 lakh with a record 97,570 infections being reported in a day, while 36,24,196 people have recuperated so far taking the national recovery rate to 77.77 per cent on Saturday, according to Union health ministry data. The total...

United Nations: India, along with 168 nations, voted in favour of a COVID-19 resolution in the UN General Assembly that reaffirms international cooperation to respond to ‘one of the greatest global challenges’ and acknowledges the World Health Organisation's ‘key leadership role’ in responding to the...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 28.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 913,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 28,331,121 and the fatalities rose to 913,015, the...

Cuttack: As many as 264 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Friday. While 80 of them were home quarantine cases, 54 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 130 were local contact ones....

Bhubaneswar: As many as 413 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Friday. While 112 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 301 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 429 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Friday said that 4,061persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. This is the highest 24-hour recovery ever recorded in the state. Out of the 4,061 persons, 744 are from Khordha, 425 from Cuttack, 267 from...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha's Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain Friday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Swain became the sixth minister in the state to be infected by coronavirus. “I have been tested positive for #COVID19. Although I don't have any...

Balasore: Against the backdrop of rising COVID-19 cases in the state, another COVID-19 hospital in Balasore district is being planned. Chief secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy, who along with additional chief secretary Pradeep Kumar Mohanty and Dr CBK Mohanty was on a visit to Balasore, reviewed...