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Maharashtra leads with 63,729 infections, followed by U.P. and Delhi India registered 2,33,728 new COVID-19 cases as of 11.45 p.m. on April 16, the highest single-day spike so far. As many as 1,338 deaths were recorded on the day. Maharashtra reported 63,729 infections (accounting for 27% of the new cases) on April 16, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 27,426 new infections and Delhi with 19,486 new cases. Maharashtra also recorded the highest number of casualties (398) on April 16. Delhi followe...

RTPCR tests did not miss U.K., Brazil, South Africa and Double Mutant variants: Ministry

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File   | Photo Credit: PTI After imposing a ‘Tughlaqi lockdown,’ Centre is now banking on divine intervention to fight the virus, he says Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in a tweet, on Friday slammed the Narendra Modi government’s strategy and claimed that after imposing a “Tughlaqi lockdown,” it is now banking on divine intervention to fight COVID-19. Mr. Gandhi, who was scheduled to address a press conference on the second wave, however, cancell...

Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. - Filepic/The Star KUCHING: Sarawak will enforce tighter restrictions on inter-zone movement from Monday (April 19) in view of the current spike in Covid-19 cases in the state, says Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. The Deputy Chief Minister said police had been instructed to issue inter-zone travel permits only to those listed in the approved essential services categories. He said the approved categories were public transport, transport of food and daily necessities, an...

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Coronavirus | Curfew in Maharashtra for 15 days from April 14, says Uddhav Thackeray Updated: Updated: Uddhav Thackeray refrained from terming the new curbs as a lockdown. Share Article AAA Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray addresses the people of the State on April 13, 2021 on coronavirus restrictions. Photo: Twitter/@CMOMaharashtra   Uddhav Thackeray refrained from terming the new curbs as a lockdown. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced a “mini-lockd...

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The number of daily deaths surged to its highest in nearly six months.

Reports suggest the second wave is proving more lethal than the first With the rise in the number of deaths daily due to COVID-19, Surat has become the coronavirus epicentre in Gujarat. On Tuesday, according to the State Health Department’s bulletin, 22 persons died of COVID-19 in Surat, but local officials and sources claimed the actual number was higher. “It’s mayhem here in the city. The city has never witnessed so many deaths in the last few decades. All crematoria run by the Munic...

Kerala has zero wastage of vaccine doses while on the other hand there are States which are registering 8-9 per cent wastage.