New Delhi: India recorded its highest single-day spike of 28,701 coronavirus cases and 500 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 8,78,254 cases with a total of 23,174 deaths, the Health Ministry's data stated Monday. According to the data, of the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday reported 616 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 13,737. Six additional deaths pushed the death toll in the state to 70. https://twitter.com/HFWOdisha/status/1282535832528666627 Out of the 616 new cases, 415 were reported from quarantine centres while 201 are...
Moscow: The novel coronavirus could have existed in a dormant state long before its outbreak, Melita Vujnovic, the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) to Russia, has said. "WHO has established a large team that will work together with Chinese scientists to analyze the...
Washington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases was nearing 12.9 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 568,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 12,872,434, while the fatalities rose to 568,296,...
Berhampur: Three frontline workers have lost their lives while performing their duties in the fight against COVID-19 in Ganjam district, officials tweeted Sunday. The administration identified the deceased as an Aganwadi supervisor of Snakhemundi block, a constable posted at Aska police station and a headmaster...
Bhubaneswar: A day after a journalist died of COVID-19, the virus has claimed life of another senior journalist of South Odisha Sunday amid surging cases of infections in the state. The journalist was identified as K. CH. Ratnam from Gajapati district. He was working with...
Berhampur: Those who are suffering from diabetes are more susceptible to coronavirus than others. Informing about how vulnerable these patients are, Dr P Ravi Kumar of Endocrinology department of MKCG Medical College and Hospital here says the diabetics are getting infected by the virus more...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Sunday said that 390 persons who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 390 recovered patients, 106 are from Ganjam, 71 from Cuttack, 38 each from Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh, 25 from Jajpur, 24...
New Delhi: Focused and co-ordinated action by the Centre along with states and Union Territories effective clinical management of coronavirus and timely diagnosis led to a consistent increase in the number of recovered cases in the country, the Union Health Ministry said Sunday. The number...
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar city Sunday reported 64 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the city to 704. Among the fresh detected cases, 36 were reported from quarantine centres while 28 contracted the virus locally. At the same time, 13 patients have also been discharged...
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