NEW DELHI — With 795 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,29,839, while the active cases dipped to 12,054, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,416 with 58 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
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Srinagar reports 2 Covid cases, 19 J&K districts none
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported two fresh Covid-19 cases, both from Srinagar, while there was no death either due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that the two fresh cases take the overall tally to 453815—166272 in Jammu and 287543 in Kashmir. There was no death […]
India reports below 1K new Covid cases after 715 days
NEW DELHI — India reported less than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for the first time in 715 days and the active caseload fell below 13,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A total of 913 fresh Covid cases were recorded in a span of 24 hours. India had reported 991 infections […]
J&K reports 20 fresh Covid cases
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 20 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said five of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 15 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453813. Giving district wise details, […]
WHO suspends procurement & supply of Covaxin, citing issues at Bharat Biotech’s facilities
NEW DELHI — The World Health Organization suspended procurement and supply of Covaxin, a Covid-19 vaccine made by Bharat Biotech International Ltd., citing issues following an inspection at the company’s facilities. The Indian vaccine maker has committed to address deficiencies in good manufacturing practices and is developing a corrective and preventive action plan, the World […]
India records 1,096 new Covid infections
NEW DELHI — With 1,096 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,28,131, while the active cases dipped to 13,013, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,345 with 81 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
J&K reports 25 fresh Covid cases
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 25 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said eight of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 17 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453793. Giving district wise details, […]
People need to learn to live with Covid-19: DAK
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said people need to learn to live with Covid-19 and get back to normal life. “Covid-19 will become yet another infection joining many other diseases that humanity has learned to live,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said we have entered […]
Omicron ‘less severe’ than Delta for children below 5: Study
NEW YORK — Children younger than 5 years of age who are infected with the Omicron variant have less risk of severe health outcomes than those infected with the Delta variant, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal ‘JAMA Pediatrics’, also showed that the Omicron variant is 6-8 times more infectious than […]
India records 1,260 new Covid cases, 83 deaths
NEW DELHI — India’s virus tally rose to 4,30,27,035 with 1,260 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the number of active infections further declined to 13,445, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll from the pandemic climbed to 5,21,264 with 83 new fatalities, the data updated at […]









