Karnataka sees 1,001 COVID cases, 18 deaths

Karnataka sees 1,001 COVID cases, 18 deaths

The test positivity rate for the day was 1.42 per cent and the case fatality rate was 1.79 per cent. COVID-19 cases in Karnataka declined from 1,137 cases on Saturday to 1,001 cases on Sunday while 18 deaths took place today. These took the total infected and fatalities till date to 39,36,586 and 39,795, said … Read more

Maharashtra Home Minister Walse Patil tests positive for coronavirus 2nd time in one year

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Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil has tested positive for coronavirus for the second time in a year. He had taken both the doses of vaccine against COVID-19. Walse Patil in a Twitter post on Thursday said after experiencing mild symptoms, he decided to get tested for COVID-19. “I have tested positive. My condition is … Read more

Gujarat sees highest 10,340 COVID-19 cases in day; 110 die

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Gujarat recorded 10,340 fresh coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, the highest spike in a day, taking the number of infections beyond 4 lakh to reach 4,04,569, the state health department said on Sunday. The state also saw the highest 110 fatalities during the day, taking the toll to 5,377, it said in … Read more

Tamil Nadu government will not impose lockdown suddenly, to use software to identify hotspots

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Tamil Nadu to ramp up contact tracing and designating hotspots (Representative Image, PTI) The Tamil Nadu government will not suddenly announce another lockdown in the state that can create unnecessary panic among the common people, state’s Health and Family Welfare Department secretary J Radhakrishnan said. Talking to the Indian Express he informed that there is … Read more

Maharashtra schools to reopen for classes 5 to 8 post health dept nod

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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra education department will allow reopening of schools for classes 5 to 8 only after getting the approval of the state health department, School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said on Wednesday. The state government had last month empowered district collectors and local authorities to decide on reopening of schools, which have been shut … Read more