75.8% endorse PM Modi’s Covid handling even as numbers cross 47-lakh mark

September 14, 2020

If a new survey is to be believed, about 75.8% people in India endorse Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the pandemic even as the total Covid-19 numbers in the country cross the 47-lakh mark on Sunday. As per the latest IANS C Voter Covid-19 Tracker, three-fourths’ of the people...

Delhi records 4k-plus Covid-19 cases for three days in a row

September 12, 2020

With the highest single-day spike of 96,551 coronavirus cases, India’s tally has surged past the 4.5 million mark to a total of 4,562,414 cases. As many as 1,213 died in the last twenty-four hours which is the most in a day so far, taking India’s death toll to 76,304. Yet,...

Maharashtra’s Covid tally nears 1 million, India crosses 44L mark

September 11, 2020

Maharashtra, which has become a hotbed of politics in the country, is reeling under the coronavirus pandemic. The worst-hit state recorded 23,466 cases in the last 24 hours (highest in the country) taking the Covid tally to 9,90,795 cases. This is also the second-highest spike of coronavirus cases and the...

Delhi sees highest single-day jump with 4,039 Covid cases

September 10, 2020

Delhi has reported its highest-ever single-day spike of 4,039 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. This is the first time that the daily coronavirus tally in the national capital has crossed the 4,000- mark. With the fresh spike in infections, Delhi’s caseload has crossed the 2-lakh mark. The previous record for the...

Covid cases in India cross 42.8 lakh-mark, Maharashtra remains worst-affected

September 9, 2020

After witnessing a record spike of over 90,000 cases for consecutive days in a row, India saw a drop in Covid-19 numbers and recorded 75,809 cases on Tuesday pushing the total tally in the country to 42,80,442. The death count has risen to 72,775 with 1,133 more fatalities. Meanwhile, 33,23,950...

With 42L Covid cases, India replaces Brazil as 2nd worst-hit nation

September 8, 2020

After adding 90,802 new Covid cases to its tally, India has now overtaken Brazil to become the second worst-hit country in the world with over 42 lakh cases of coronavirus. Only the United States is ahead of India in Covid numbers. Continuing its abysmal performance, the country added more than...

Amid record spike in Covid cases, Delhi Metro to start today

September 7, 2020

Despite record-breaking spike in the number of Covid cases, the Delhi Metro services are all set to resume on Monday in the national capital. The plan is to open the services in a staggered manner, in three stages. The Yellow Line (connecting Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre...

India reports 83k cases, Maharashtra a fourth of them

September 5, 2020

India reported a single-day spike of 83,341 cases which pushed India’s coronavirus tally past the 39-lakh mark. The total number of cases now stand at 39,36,347. The country witnessed 1,096 Covid-related deaths during the period taking the total death count to 68,472. Meanwhile, 30,37,151 patients have recovered from the disease...

62% of active Covid cases are from 5 states: Health Ministry

September 4, 2020

Five states account for 62% of the total active coronavirus cases in India, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. These states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. With a record spike of 83,883 cases, India’s coronavirus tally touched 38-lakh mark. This is the highest single-day jump...

India’s Covid fatality rate among lowest at 1.76%: Health Ministry

September 3, 2020

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said that India has been reporting one of the lowest Covid-19 fatality rates in the world with the figure further declining to 1.76% against a global average of 3.3%. It also said that Covid deaths per million population in India is one of the...