Mizoram a state of concern, says NITI Ayog as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

The centre on Thursday expressed concerns over the COVID-19 situation in Mizoram. NITI Aayog Chairman VK Paul said that the state is concern and emphasized that there is a need to maintain utmost caution against any upsurge COVID cases. The NITI Aayog chairman also urged everyone to remain careful in the coming quarter. VK Paul […]

Assam to resume classes for 10th standard from Sep 20

Classes for 10th standard in Assam are all set to resume from September 20, informed State Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Thursday after the cabinet meeting. Addressing mediapersons, Pegu said that the classes for 10th standard will resume from Monday, wherein 30 students in each class will be allowed. He further appealed to school authorities […]

India reports 30,570 new COVID-19 cases, Kerala adds over 17,000 infections

India reported 30,570 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of cases in the country to 3,33,47,325, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. Of the new infections, Kerala recorded 17,681 COVID-19 cases. The country has been reporting less than 50,000 cases of COVID-19 infection for 81 consecutive […]

Recoveries outnumber fresh COVID-19 cases in Nagaland

The daily COVID-19 count in Nagaland remained at 37 for the second day in a row while single-day recoveries outweighed fresh cases for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday. 88 patients recovered from the infection during the day as against 43 on Tuesday, a health bulletin said. The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has improved […]

India registers less than 30,000 COVID-19 cases for 4th consecutive day

India reported 27,176 fresh COVID-19 cases and 284 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday. Of these, Kerala recorded 15,876 new COVID-19 cases and 129 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country has been reporting less than 30,000 cases of COVID infection for the last 4 days, the […]

Mizoram sees three-fold rise in COVID-19 cases

Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally surged to 72,883 as 1,502 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, informed the state Department of Information and Public Relations on Tuesday. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 16.39 per cent. Of the 1,502 fresh cases, 335 were confirmed through RT-PCR test, 1087 were […]

India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 75 cr

With the administration of 78,66,950 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the last 24 hours, the country’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the cumulative figure of 75.22 crores, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ministry, 75,22,38,324 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far as per provisional reports till 7 am […]

Sikkim orders reopening of institutions of higher learning from Sep 14

The Sikkim government has decided to allow re-opening of colleges and institutes of higher learning a couple of days after it had ordered closure of all institutes till October 31, following detection of COVID-19 cases in schools. A circular issued by the education department said that the State government has decided to reopen all colleges […]

Single-day COVID-19 recoveries outnumber fresh cases in Arunachal Pradesh

Single-day COVID-19 recoveries outnumbered fresh cases in Arunachal Pradesh, as 57 more people recuperated from the disease while 22 new infections were registered, a health department official said here on Monday. The new cases pushed the total caseload in the northeastern state to 53,732. As many as 52,936 people have recovered from the disease thus […]