By Our correspondents
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The national tally of total active corona cases Thursday reached 89,838 with 5,480 new cases during the last 24 hours.
According to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), as many as 3,699 people recovered while 151 died due to COVID-19 of whom 128 were under treatment in the hospitals and 23 out of the hospital in their respective quarantines or homes.
Most of the deaths have occurred in the Punjab followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Out of the total 151 deaths occurred in hospitals, 60 were on ventilators. The maximum ventilators were occupied in four major areas including Lahore 73 percent, Multan 73 percent, Gujranwala 62 percent and Mardan 73 percent.
Jamshedpur: Former Lok Sabha MP and senior BJP leader Laxman Gilua died of Covid-19 at Tata Motors Hospital in the early hours of Thursday, about a week after he was admitted to the hospital. Gilua (56) had resigned from the post of the party s state president last year, taking moral responsibility for the defeat in the assembly polls.
A two term Lok Sabha member and two time MLA, Gilua was the face of the saffron party in Singhbhum. His death has created a void in the party. He was a devoted public representative popular among the ranks and was, former state BJP president Dineshanand Goswami said. State BJP spokesperson Kunal Sarangi said Gilua s death has brought irreparable damage to the party.
Covid 19 coronavirus: India adds another 375k virus cases, tries to vaccinate more
29 Apr, 2021 06:02 AM
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India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
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India set another global record in new virus cases today, with another 375,000 people infected, as the country gears up to open its vaccination rollout to all adults on Saturday.
It now has reported more than 18.3 million cases, behind only the United States. The health ministry also reported 3,645 deaths in the last 24-hour period, bringing India s total to 204,832, according to the health ministry. Experts believe both figures are an undercount, but it s unclear by how much.