COVID-19
- World
Number of new Covid cases increased 52% globally in past one month: WHO
New Delhi: The number of new COVID cases increased by 52 per cent during the past four-odd weeks, the WHO said, with over 850 000 new cases reported during the period. The…
- Bangalore
Karnataka logs spike in Covid cases, 78 new infections, 1 death reported
Bengaluru: Karnataka recorded a sudden spurt in fresh Covid cases on Friday, with the Health and Family Welfare Department reporting 78 new Covid cases and one death in the state in the…
- Telangana
Telangana records nine new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana reported nine new COVID-19 cases on Friday with Hyderabad accounting for eight of them while one was reported from Rangareddy. The total number of cases under treatment/ isolation stood at…
- India
22 cases of COVID-19 JN.1 variant detected in country till Thursday
New Delhi: Twenty-two cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country till Thursday, with 21 cases being reported from Goa and another from Kerala, official sources said. In Goa,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan says no need to panic over new COVID-19 strain
Amaravati: Citing inputs from senior health officials, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday said there is no need to worry about the JN.1 strain of coronavirus, which…
- Hyderabad
Toddler tests COVID positive at Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 14-month-old toddler tested positive for COVID-19 at Niloufer Hospital on Thursday. According to Dr. T Usha Rani, superintendent of Niloufer Hospital, the toddler was admitted on December 18 with complaints…
- Hyderabad
Six more COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana
Hyderabad: Six fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Telangana on Thursday, December 21, following six cases recorded the day before. The number of cases in the state has now reached 19.…
- India
Covid-19: Siddaramaiah warns officers not to repeat lapses that occurred during BJP rule
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that he has warned the officers about repeating any lapses that occurred in the previous BJP government) during the Covid pandemic. Addressing a press…
- Bangalore
COVID-19: After 3 deaths, Karnataka govt forms cabinet sub-committee
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday decided to constitute a cabinet sub-committee for proper coordination with experts to take necessary decisions aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19, including precautions to be…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad records fresh COVID-19 cases; masks become mandatory
Hyderabad: Hyderabad reported six fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, following four cases recorded the day before. In response to the emergence of new COVID-19 cases in the city, the director of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia announces detection of new COVID-19 variant JN.1
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, December 20, announced the detection of JN.1, a sub-variant of COVID-19 in the Kingdom. Taking to X, the Kingdom’s Public Health Authority (Weqya) said that the speed…
- Bangalore
2 Covid-related deaths reported in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Two Covid-19 related deaths and 20 fresh cases were reported in Karnataka, according to a Health bulletin issued on Wednesday. The bulletin stated that the deceased – both male aged 44…
- India
JN.1 Covid variant: Experts allay fears, cite low public health risk
New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 21 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant, a development that is neither surprising nor particularly worrying, scientists said while allaying fears but also advising adherence to…
- Bangalore
64-year-old Bengaluru resident dies due to COVID-19 infection
Bengaluru: A 64-year-old man died in the city due to COVID-19 infection five days ago, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Wednesday. Asked if the cause of death is the…
- India
India logs 614 new coronavirus cases, highest since May 21
New Delhi: India recorded 614 new coronavirus infections, the highest since May 21, while the active cases have increased to 2,311, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The…
