NEW DELHI — The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin. It also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 3,33,533 lakh new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, which is marginally lower than yesterday. With a tally of 3,92,37,264 crore cases, India is the second worst-hit country after the US. The daily positivity rate is slightly up from 17.22% to 17.78% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 16.65 per […]
JAMMU — Jammu & Kashmir has achieved the target of 100% COVID vaccination in the 15 – 18 years age group for the first dose in the Ganderbal, Shopian, Anantnag and Poonch districts. This is a major step towards the complete vaccination goal of the eligible people in the Union Territory. The efforts of District […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s daily Covid-19 cases breached all records since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 as it recorded 6568 fresh infections while seven person succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. 1875 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 4693 from Kashmir, taking […]
NEW DELHI — India added 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,89,03,731, which includes 10,050 cases of the Omicron variant, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The active cases have increased to 21,13,365, the highest in 237 days, while the death toll has climbed to 4,88,884 […]
SRINAGAR — Officials on Friday said that the infectivity rate along with bed occupancy in Jammu and Kashmir is increasing with each passing day and people shouldn’t take the current wave lightly. Officials said that cases are increasing at an alarming rate from 169 positive cases reported on January 01 to around 6,000 cases that […]
SRINAGAR — Covid-19 cases continue to mount as Jammu and Kashmir reported 5720 new infections while five more persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 1890 the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 3830 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 384381. […]
SRINAGAR — Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) on Friday directed all Chief Medical Officers (CMO) and Medical Superintendents to dedicate one or two dialysis machines (beds) in district hospitals/sub district hospitals for Covid positive dialysis patients. He also directed them to issue immediate necessary directions to all such registered private dialysis unit holders to […]
NEW DELHI — India on Friday recorded 3,47,254 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to the latest data released by the Union health ministry. The country also recorded 703 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the ministry’s data further showed. The active cases of Covid-19 topped the two-million mark as the Omicron-led surge […]
SRINAGAR — Amid the steep surge in positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the hospitals are facing staff shortage as hundreds of staff members have tested positive for Covid-19 since the third wave has begun. A senior doctor from GMC Jammu also said that around 500 doctors and paramedics of GMC and its associated hospitals […]