Image copyright Getty Images Coronavirus accounted for 1% of all deaths in England and Wales in the second week of this month. That’s among the lowest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) since March when the pandemic took hold. It’s feared this will rise following recent increases in cases and hospitalisations. Deaths … Read more
Sept. 14, 2020 — For the first time in six months, Canada on Friday reported no new COVID-19 deaths. Reuters said the last time that happened was on March 15, at the start of pandemic-related lockdowns, CBS News reported. As of Saturday, there had been 137,676 COVID-19 cases and 9,214 deaths from … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Deaths of people in their own homes were still far above normal levels in July despite non-Covid-19 deaths falling to below-average levels in hospitals and care homes, figures show. The Office for National Statistics says patients in England and Wales may not be being admitted to hospital or they are discharged … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Railways Thursday said around 29,000-30,000 deaths occurred due to “trespassing and other untoward incidents” on its premises in the past three years, after the Niti Aayog raised questions over its zero fatality claim in the last fiscal. Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav‘s clarification came days after Niti Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant took … Read more
Andhra Pradesh on Wedesday reported 9,597 new Covid positive cases, taking the total to 2,54,146 cases. This comes after the state recording over 10,000 new Covid cases a day for five consecutive days last week and three consecutive days in the previous week. AP suffered 93 deaths during the last 24 hours, which takes the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Even as India’s recovery rate in Covid-19 cases rises, the Centre is concerned over the high mortality levels in some districts. The health ministry has started talks with officials in districts where the number of deaths exceeds the state and country averages. The top areas recording high mortality rates are Pune, Mumbai, Thane, … Read more