Meghalaya to witness spike in COVID-19 cases by September: AL Hek

Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek said that the medical experts predicted that there will be a spike in COVID-19 cases in the state by September and October. Talking to reporters, Hek said that the government is prepared to tackle any kind of eventuality to combat COVID-19. The Health Minister further said that the state government […]

Assam’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1 lakh mark with 2,560 fresh cases

With the addition of 2,560 fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally in Assam crossed the 1-lakh mark on Friday. The overall tally in the state now stands at 1,01,367. The fresh cases were detected out of 40,102 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, of which, 562 cases were reported from Kamrup (M), 167 from Jorhat, […]

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 34 lakh-mark with spike of 76,472 new cases

India’s COVID-19 tally crossed 34 lakh-mark as the country registered a single-day spike of 76,472 new cases, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Saturday. The cumulative toll due to the virus reached 62,550 with 1,021 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 case tally stands at 34,63,973 including 7,52,424 […]

Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1,000-mark

The COVID-19 tally in Mizoram crossed the 1,000-mark after 29 more persons tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, taking the total cases count in the state to 1,003. According to the Department of Information and Public Relations, the fresh cases include 23 from Aizawl district, 2 from Mamit district and 1 from Lunglei district. While […]

Nagaland Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom inaugurates BSL-2 lab in Tuensang

Nagaland Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom inaugurated the Biosafety Laboratory-2  (BSL-2) in the state’s Tuensang District on Friday, August 28. The laboratory was inaugurated in the presence of Advisor Toshi Wungtong, Advisor Haiying, health officials and other dignitaries. The Health Minister in his inaugural speech, said that setting up of the BSL-2 in Tuensang district […]

India registers highest single-day spike of 77,266 new COVID-19 cases

India witnessed a record single-day spike of 77,266 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the data of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Friday. With 1,057 more deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 61,529. The country’s coronavirus count stands at 33,87,501 including 7,42,023 active […]

With 75,760 new cases, India’s coronavirus count crosses 33-lakh mark

After 75,760 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, India’s coronavirus tally crossed 33-lakh mark on Thursday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW). With 1,023 new deaths, the cumulative toll has reached 60,472 deaths. The COVID-19 case tally in the country climbed to 33,10,235 including 7,25,991 active cases, […]

Assam reports 2,179 new COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 96,771

Assam on Wednesday reported 2,179 cases of COVID-19 out of 36,225 tests conducted in last 24 hours. The overall coronavirus cases tally rose to 96,771. Of the new cases, 531 cases were detected from Kamrup (M), 152 from Dibrugarh, 136 from Cachar, 134 from Jorhat and 122 from Kamrup (R). Taking to Twitter Health Minister […]

Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests positive for COVID-19

Veteran Congress leader and former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tested positive for COVID-19. Gogoi who was busy campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections in 2021 was detected with the infection on Tuesday. The 85-year-old leader took to Twitter to reveal he has tested positive for coronavirus and urged all those who came in […]