India’s COVID-19 count crosses 25 lakh; death toll at 49,036

With an increase of 65,002 COVID-19 cases and 996 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours, the coronavirus count in the country crossed 25 lakh on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the tally rose to 25,26,193, including 6,68,220 active cases, 18,08,937 discharged and migrated, and 49,036 deaths. […]

Home Minister Amit Shah tests negative for COVID-19

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that he has tested negative for COVID-19 and he will stay in home isolation for a few more days on the advice of doctors. Shah was tested positive for coronavirus on August 2 and was under treatment in Medanta Hospital, Gurugram. The minister in a tweet thanked […]

Mizoram reports 8 new COVID-19 cases; tally rises to 657

Eight more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state’s overall tally to 657 on Friday. Of the fresh cases, five were reported from Aizawl district, two from Lunglei district and one from Kolasib district. The state now has 314 COVID-19 active cases while 343 people have recovered from the disease. The […]

India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 24 lakh mark with 64,553 new cases in 24 hours

As many as 64,553 new coronavirus cases and 1,007 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country’s coronavirus count has risen to 24,61,191 including 6,61,595 active cases, 17,51,556 discharged/migrated and 48,040 deaths. COVID-19 testing continues to grow and 8,48,728 samples were […]

With 2,796 fresh cases, COVID-19 tally in Assam rises to 71,795

With 2,796 positive cases detected out of 61,318 tests conducted in last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in Assam has reached 71,795 on Thursday. Among the fresh cases,  418 cases have been reported from Kamrup (M), 307 are from Cachar, 248 from Kamrup (R) and 207 cases have been detected in Dibrugarh. The active cases […]

Assam announces new Unlock rules from Aug 16 | [Read details]

The Assam government on Thursday issued a fresh set of guidelines for the third phase of Unlock with relaxations on night curfew and inter-district movement. According to an order issued by chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna, the fresh guidelines will come into force from 5 am on August 16 and will remain effective till 9:30 […]

Nagaland reports 50 fresh COVID-19 positive cases; tally rises to 3,168

Nagaland on Thursday registered 50 new positive cases of COVID-19, taking the state’s overall tally to 3,168. Taking to Twitter health minister S Pangnyu Phom said the new positive cases have been detected out of 232 tested samples. “Nagaland Update! 50 new +ve cases of COVID-19 have been detected out of 232 samples tested,” health […]

COVID-19: Assam conducts record 1.43 lakh tests; reports highest single-day spike of 4,593 cases

Achieving a milestone in the fight against COVID-19, the Assam health department on Wednesday conducted 1,43,109 tests in a single day, taking the total number of tests carried out so far to 15,73,800. The department had set a target of 1 lakh tests in one day. However, showing exemplary hard work, the health workers and […]

Global COVID-19 tally surpasses 20 million: WHO

Nearly 214,985 new coronavirus cases were reported worldwide over the past 24 hours, and the total tally reached 20.1 million, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. According to the organisation, the exact number of COVID-19 cases in the world is now at 20,162,474. At the same time, 4,835 new coronavirus-related fatalities were registered […]