No new COVID-19 death in Mumbai for 3rd day; 259 test positive, active tally below 2,000

No new COVID-19 death in Mumbai for 3rd day; 259 test positive, active tally below 2,000

In the last 24 hours, 34,869 COVID-19 tests, around 4,000 more than the previous day, were carried out in the city, taking their cumulative tally to 1,59,25,450, the bulletin said. Mumbai did not record any fresh death linked to COVID-19 for the third day in a row on Thursday, while 259 more people tested positive … Read more

Delhi records 739 Covid cases, 5 deaths; positivity rate 1.48 per cent

Delhi records 739 Covid cases, 5 deaths; positivity rate 1.48 per cent

Delhi had on Wednesday reported 766 cases with a positivity rate of 1.37 per cent, and five deaths. Delhi on Thursday reported 739 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 1.48 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital’s case count … Read more

Meghalaya logs 86 new COVID-19 cases, 2 fatalities

Meghalaya logs 86 new COVID-19 cases, 2 fatalities

Health Services Director Dr Aman War said that two new COVID-19 fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,561. Meghalaya on Saturday logged 86 new COVID-19 cases, five more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 92,933, a senior Health department official said. Health Services Director Dr Aman War said that two new COVID-19 fatalities … Read more

Delhi records 920 Covid cases, 13 deaths; positivity rate down to 1.68 per cent

Delhi records 920 Covid cases, 13 deaths; positivity rate down to 1.68 per cent

Delhi had on Friday and Thursday reported 977 and 1,104 cases with a positivity rate of 1.73 per cent and 2.09 per cent respectively, and 12 deaths each on both days. Delhi on Saturday reported 920 fresh COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 1.68 per cent, according to data shared … Read more

Ramp-up efforts to contain Covid spread, follow SOPs: Centre to UTs

Ramp-up efforts to contain Covid spread, follow SOPs: Centre to UTs

The Centre advised the UTs to improve testing facilities, surveillance for early detection of Covid cases, contact tracing and house-to-house surveillance by medical staff. The Centre on Saturday advised union territories to ramp-up efforts to contain the COVID-19 spread by sticking to the rules for prevention of the disease as well as following standard operating … Read more