Coronavirus
Assam govt mulls ‘ward-wise lockdown’ in Guwahati amid rise in COVID-19 cases
With the increasing number of COVID-19 positive cases in Guwahati, the Assam government is mulling to impose ‘ward-wise lockdown’ in the city. The health department has suggested ‘ward-wise total lockdown’ in the city after several areas have emerged as hotspots. Sarma added that wherever cases rise, lockdown should be imposed in those wards. He said […]
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Mizoram reports one fresh COVID-19 case; tally at 142
Mizoram registered a fresh positive case for COVID-19 on Monday, taking the state’s total positive case to 142. According to an official statement, one sample was confirmed positive out of 562 samples tested yesterday. The new patient, who hails from Siaha district, had recently returned to the state from Delhi. The returnee has been staying at […]
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COVID-19: Nagaland registers highest single-day spike with 69 new cases
Nagaland on Monday reported 69 more cases of COVID-19, taking the total count to 280. This is the highest single-day spike for positive cases in the state so far. The fresh cases were detected out of 275 samples sent for COVID-19 testing. Health minister S Pangnyu Phom informed that out of the 69 fresh cases, […]
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Guwahati Covid woes rise as new hotspots emerge; active containment zones near 200-mark
Guwahati is staring at a possible re-imposition of lockdown as the threat of community transmission looms large in the city, with over 70 people testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Among the newly infected, most positive cases are employees at different shops in Fancy Bazaar area, while some came in direct contact […]
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India’s COVID-19 tally at 4,25,282 with 14,821 fresh cases, death toll rises to 13,699
India on Monday added 14,821 new COVID-19 cases pushing the infection tally to 4,25,282, while the death toll rose to 13,699 with 445 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country crossed the four lakh-mark on Sunday, eight days after recording three lakh COVID-19 cases and has witnessed a surge of 2,34,747 infections […]
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Assam reports 249 new COVID-19 cases; tally climbs to 5,255
Assam on Saturday reported 249 fresh cases of COVID-19. The total number of positive cases in the state has climbed to 5,255. State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “249 new #COVID19+ cases reported in Assam today.” ↗️Total cases 5255 ↗️Recovered 3202 ↗️Active cases 2041 ↗️Deaths 09 📌Alert ~ 249 new #COVID19+ cases reported in […]
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Nagaland reports 3 new COVID-19 cases; total count 201
Three more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nagaland on Saturday, taking the state tally of positive cases to 201. The fresh cases were detected out of 275 samples sent for testing, of which, 2 patients are from Kohima quarantine centre and 1 from Dimapur quarantine centre. “Out of 275 samples tested, 3 new […]
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10 more test COVID-19 positive in Mizoram; count reaches 140
Ten more persons, including an 8-year-old have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state’s total count to 140 on Saturday. The new cases (4 men and 6 women) were confirmed positive out of 954 samples processed at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC) lab. Of the fresh cases, 4 are from Mamit district, 3 […]
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COVID-19: Manipur records highest single-day spike of 75 cases; tally at 681
Manipur on Friday recorded its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 75 more testing positive for coronavirus. With this, the active cases in the state has climbed to 463 and the total cases count stands at 681. The fresh cases, 41 men and 34 women, were confirmed positive at […]
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Arunachal records highest single-day spike with 32 new COVID-19 cases; tally at 135
Arunachal Pradesh on Friday registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases as 32 more people tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total count to 135. All fresh cases are returnees from other states and were placed under institutional quarantine. They are asymptomatic and have been admitted to COVID-19 care centres. 13 of the new […]
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