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An 18-year-old student of Delhi University’s St Stephen’s College has died of the coronavirus disease at a private hospital in Rajasthan, PTI reported on Thursday. Satyam Jha was a first-year student of history at the university.
Jha was a member of the college’s Gandhi Ambedkar Study Circle, debating society and the organising committee of the Students’ Federation of India unit.
“He succumbed to the disease on Tuesday after being on ventilator for eight days,” the SFI said.
Grief-stricken and angry, St Stephen’s College Principal John Varghese wrote a note – “From Pandemic to Panacea” – on the college website after Jha’s death.
Coronavirus: India reports 93,249 new cases in biggest one-day jump since mid-September
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to review the situation as infections hit a six-month high. Updated Yesterday · 01:51 pm A man walks past a coronavirus awareness mural in New Delhi on April 2, 2021. | Jewel Samad/AFP
India on Sunday recorded 93,249 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,24,85,509, data from the health ministry showed. This is the highest rise in cases since mid-September. Daily deaths rose by 513 and the virus has so far killed 1,64,623 people.
On September 19, the country reported 93,337 cases in a span of 24 hours.
The active cases rose for the 25th straight day to 6,91,597. The active caseload was the lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12 and comprised 1.25% of the total infections.
Delhi’s St Stephen’s College Emerges As Covid-19 Hotspot After 17 Students Test Positive: Reports
Many students and staff members of St Stephen’s College tested positive for covid-19 after returning from a trip to Dalhousie, reports claimed
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With as many as 17 students and staff testing positive for covid-19, Delhi University’s St Stephen’s College has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot, reports claimed.
According to a report published by Times of India, the students and staff tested positive for the virus after returning from a “chapel trip” to Dalhousie.