Arunachal Pradesh reports first COVID-19 death; 2 more test positive

Arunachal Pradesh has recorded its first COVID-19 fatality after a 43-year-old woman with co-morbid condition succumbed to the disease on Wednesday, while two new cases have been reported, taking the state’s tally to 160. The woman, a resident of West Kameng district, was suffering from chronic kidney disease and had returned from Delhi on June […]

Guwahati: Covid Counselling Centres activated in all 31 wards

The Assam Government has undertaken a unique initiative of setting up COVID-19 Counselling Centres in all the wards of Guwahati Municipal Corporation area. The centres will provide the services like Covid counselling, swab collection, medical examination, result reporting, shifting of positive cases to isolation centres, dissemination of information regarding COVID-19. State Health Minister Himanta Biswa […]

Assam reports 226 more COVID-19 cases; tally at 6,282

226 more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Assam, taking the state’s overall tally to 6,282. State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “226 new #COVID19+ cases detected in Assam today.” (Total cases 6282, Recovered 3762, Active cases 2508, Deaths 09) The active cases in the state now stands at 2,508 while 3,762 have […]

Sikkim reports 4 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 83

Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim on Wednesday, taking the total cases count in the Himalayan state to 83. All 4 individuals are from a single quarantine centre in state capital Gangtok and have been admitted to the isolation ward of STNM hospital in Namchi. The state now has 54 active […]

23 fresh COVID-19 cases detected in Manipur; total count 921

23 more cases of COVID-19 were detected in Manipur on Tuesday, taking the state’s total coronavirus cases to 921. All samples were confirmed positive at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory’s of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS). The fresh cases include 5 males and 18 females, […]

23 more test COVID-19 positive in Tripura; tally rises to 1,264

Tripura on Tuesday reported 23 fresh COVID-19 cases. The state’s overall tally has gone up to 1,264. Of the fresh cases, 9 were reported from Sepahijala, 5 from South Tripura, 4 from Dhalai, 2 from Khowai and 1 each from Gomati, North and West Tripura districts, they said. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb tweeted on […]

Four more recover from COVID-19 in Meghalaya

Four more persons have recovered from COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of cured patients in the state to 41. This was informed by state chief minister Conrad Sangma on his official Twitter handle. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma tweeted on Tuesday night, “4 more persons from West Jaintia Hills have recovered and test negative […]

Lockdown to be reimposed in Guwahati if COVID-19 cases spike: Pijush Hazarika

The Assam government has given strong indications that total lockdown may be imposed in Guwahati in view of the massive spike in COVID-19 cases after hundreds of individuals have tested positive without travel history. This was disclosed by Minister of State for Health Pijush Hazarika. The Minister expressed concern over the fact that the new […]

Lockdown has hurt education of 247 mn school kids in India: UNICEF report

A report prepared by UNICEF has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic in India and lockdown has “impacted” 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary education, besides 28 million children who were undergoing pre-school education in Anganwadi centres. According to the report, at least 600 million South Asian children have been threatened by the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Pointing out the […]