India crosses 2 crore-mark in COVID-19 tests, says ICMR

India has crossed the 2 crore mark of COVID-19 testing across the country after 3,81,027 samples were tested on Sunday. A total of 2,02,02,858 samples for COVID-19 were tested across the country as of Sunday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today. “The total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to August 02 […]

With spike of 52,972 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 18-lakh mark

India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 18 lakh mark with 52,972 positive cases and 771 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total COVID-19 cases stand at 18,03,696 including 5,79,357 active cases, 11,86,203 cured/discharged/migrated and 38,135 deaths,” said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. As per the data provided by the […]

In war against COVID-19, lowest mortality rate, fourth best recover rate and fifth highest tests per million for Assam

Assam continues to make rapid strides in its war against COVID19 making significant advancement in testing and recovery of patients while at the same time registering the lowest mortality rates among all the States. While the mortality rate in Assam has been just 0.24% — lowest among all the States excluding smaller States — Health […]

Amitabh Bachchan tests negative for COVID-19, discharged from hospital

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been discharged from Nanavati hospital after testing negative for COVID-19. He was admitted to the hospital on July 11 after being tested positive. His son Abhishek, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and grand-daughter Aaradhya had also tested positive. “My father, thankfully, has tested negative on his latest Covid-19 test and has been […]

BREAKING | Home Minister Amit Shah tests positive for COVID-19, being admitted to hospital

Union Home Minister Amit Shah have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. He is currently being admitted to the hospital. The Home Minister took to Twitter to reveal he has tested positive for coronavirus. “My health is fine, but I am being admitted to the hospital on the advice of the doctors,” Shah tweeted. “I […]

Assam: Night curfew, weekend lockdown to continue; inter-district travel allowed on Mondays and Tuesdays

Inter-district travel in Assam will be allowed on Mondays and Tuesdays every week, stated chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna in an order issued on Sunday. “Inter-district movement of people is allowed on Monday and Tuesday only. No separate permission/approval/e-permit will be required for inter-district movement,” the order stated. However, the 12-hour night curfew from 6 […]

Subdued Eid al-Adha celebrations in region amid COVID-19 pandemic

In the midst of the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, Muslims across Assam celebrated Eid-Al-Adha or as it is popularly known, Bakr Eid, adhering to all safety protocols on Saturday. In Guwahati, following the restrictions imposed by the administration almost all the mosques allowed a gathering of five people for performing Namaz on the occasion. […]

Highest single-day spike of 57,117 COVID-19 cases in India, tally rises to 16,95,988

India on Saturday reported 57,117 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s coronavirus tally to 16,95,988, said the Union Health Ministry. As per the health ministry’s website, there are 5,65,103 active cases while 10,94,374 patients have been cured/discharged or have migrated. 764 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the […]

COVID-19 cases cross 40,000-mark in Assam; death toll reaches 98

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Assam crossed the 40,000-mark on Friday after 1,862 fresh cases were detected out of 38,324 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. With a positivity rate of 4.85%, the overall tally in the state has now reached 40,269. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “1862 COVID cases detected […]