Nagaland reports 38 new COVID-19 cases; tally at 3,752

Nagaland has registered 38 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the state’s overall tally to 3,752. Of the fresh cases, 31 cases have been detected in Kohima, 3 from Mon and 2 each from Wokha and Peren districts. Health minister S Pangnyu Phom in his latest tweet on the state’s COVID-19 status informed […]

India’s COVID-19 mortality rate one of lowest in world at 1.58%: Health Ministry

India’s COVID-19 mortality rate is one of the lowest in the world at 1.58 per cent and active cases are only 22.2 per cent of the total cases, Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that the recovered cases are 3.4 times more than the […]

West Guwahati MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita tests COVID-19 positive

Asom Gana Parisahd (AGP) MLA from West Guwahati constituency, Ramendra Narayan Kalita has tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Kalita’s swab was tested following his illness since Monday. He is now being treated at Gauhati medical College and Hospital (GMCH). Earlier during the day, Golaghat Congress MLA and former minister Ajanta Neog has tested COVID-19 […]

Sprint King Usain Bolt tests positive for COVID-19

World record holder and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica. Bolt said he took a COVID-19 test on Saturday and the results came out positive. He also added that he is asymptomatic and has been advised home quarantine. The Jamaican sprinter’s result […]

Over 3.5 cr people tested for COVID-19 under ‘Test Track Treat’ strategy: MoHFW

Over 3.5 crore people have been tested for COVID-19 so far, resolutely following the ‘Test Track Treat’ strategy, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Tuesday. “India has tested more than 3.5 crore people for COVID-19 so far, resolutely following its ‘Test Track Treat’ strategy,” the MoHFW tweeted. On Monday, the country’s […]

Manipur student develops mobile game ‘Coroboi’ amid COVID-19 pandemic

A class 9 student from Imphal, Baldeep Ningthoujam has developed a mobile game ‘Coroboi’ amid COVID-19 pandemic. The game, based on COVID-19 guidelines is now available for Android users. According to the description of the app on Google play store, “Coroboi, a boy from India (Manipur) is stranded and wants to return home. Wearing Leirum […]

More than 23 lakh patients recovered from COVID-19 in India

India crossed the 23 lakh COVID-19 recoveries mark and the case fatality rate “has further dipped” to 1.85 per cent, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. “With more patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and home isolation (in case of mild and moderate cases), India’s COVID-19 total recoveries have crossed […]

Doubling time of COVID-19 cases in Assam increases to 20 days

The doubling time of COVID-19 positive cases in Assam has witnessed a considerable increase. Now the doubling time in Assam is 20 days, stated health, finance and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a tweet on Monday. “Slowly doubling time of positive cases is increasing. Surely a positive indication. Now it is 20 days,” Sarma […]

With spike of 61,408 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 31-lakh mark

India recorded 61,408 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s tally to over 31 lakhs, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Monday. The country’s total coronavirus count has reached 31,06,349 including 23,38,036 cured/discharged/migrated cases. With 836 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll climbed to 57,542. Maharashtra […]