At hundred-years, centenarian becomes oldest in Karnataka to beat coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

At hundred-years, centenarian becomes oldest in Karnataka to beat coronavirus

India Today  

The novel coronavirus has disrupted normal life across the world. Amidst all the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19, a hundred-year-old woman in Karnataka's Bellary district has managed to beat the infection. Halamma from Huvina Hadagali in Bellary is the oldest person to have tested positive for Covid-19 in Karnataka. With her recovery and subsequent discharge from the hospital, Halamma is now also the oldest Covid-19 patient to have recovered from the infection in Karnataka. Officials familiar with her case believe Halamma may have contracted the infection from her son, a bank employee in Bellary who tested positive earlier.

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COVID: 3, including two octogenarians, test positive in DK
1 year ago

COVID: 3, including two octogenarians, test positive in DK

The Hindu  

In the fourth wave, three persons, including two octogenarians, tested positive for COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada on Thursday, December 21. A 40-year-old man from Mangaluru, who was admitted recently at a government hospital with severe acute respiratory illness has also been tested positive for COVID-19. As per the guidelines of the State government, Dakshina Kannada district administration is doing an …

55 senior citizens, along with 7 staff of old age home test positive for Covid-19
3 years ago

55 senior citizens, along with 7 staff of old age home test positive for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Thane: On Saturday, 55 senior citizens along with 7 staff members of ‘Matoshree’ old age home in Khadavli, Bhiwandi Taluka, Thane district tested positive for Covid-19. As many as 55 senior citizens, along with 7 staff of old age home in Thane test positive for Covid-19 The infected were immediately sent to the Thane civic hospital for treatment after the …

62 Inmates of Thane Old Age Home Test Coronavirus Positive
3 years ago

62 Inmates of Thane Old Age Home Test Coronavirus Positive

News 18  

Sixty two inmates of an old age home in Maharashtra’s Thane district have tested positive for the coronavirus infection and all of them have been admitted to a civil hospital here, a senior health official said on Sunday. Following complaints of ill-health by a couple of inmates, a team of doctors on Saturday tested 109 inmates of the ‘Matoshree’ old …

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
3 years ago

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

India Today  

As many as 26 students of Chamakpur Tribal Residential Girls’ School in Thakurmunda in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the district administration. The school premises is being sanitised twice daily after 26 students tested positive for coronavirus. Some of the students showed symptoms of cold and cough and reportedly fell ill on Thursday, following which …

Coronavirus Updates: Karnataka Lifts Night Curfew as Covid Graph Dips; Odisha, Andhra Pradesh See Lowest Cases in Months
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus Updates: Karnataka Lifts Night Curfew as Covid Graph Dips; Odisha, Andhra Pradesh See Lowest Cases in Months

News 18  

Coronavirus Updates: No Covid vaccination will take place in Mumbai between November 4 and 7 owing to Diwali festivities, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. A White House aide who accompanied Joe Biden to international summits in Europe last week tested positive for coronavirus infection in the rapid test, while reports for the RT-PCR tests are still awaited, Bloomberg reported. The …

India's first COVID-19 patient tests positive for coronavirus again
3 years, 5 months ago

India's first COVID-19 patient tests positive for coronavirus again

Firstpost  

The Wuhan university student, who hails from Kerala’s Thrissur district, had tested positive for coronavirus in January last year Thrissur: A woman medico, who was India’s first COVID-19 case, has tested positive again for the virus, health authorities said in Thrissur on Tuesday. She is asymptomatic,” Thrissur DMO Dr KJ Reena told PTI. It was on 30 January, 2020 that …

A single district in Maharashtra saw 8000 Covid cases in May among children: Reports
3 years, 6 months ago

A single district in Maharashtra saw 8000 Covid cases in May among children: Reports

Op India  

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has apprehended the citizens of Maharashtra in yet another lockdown. While still trying to battle the second wave, around 8000 children in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar were found Covid-19 positive in the month of May. In a 51 per cent rise in positive cases among children in just a month, over 75,000 children were infected …

Over 39,000 Children Aged Between 0-9 Years Test Covid-19 Positive in 2 Months in Karnataka
3 years, 7 months ago

Over 39,000 Children Aged Between 0-9 Years Test Covid-19 Positive in 2 Months in Karnataka

News 18  

With second wave of Covid-19 gaining momentum, a sharp surge has been witnessed in the number of children and adolescents testing positive for coronavirus in Karnataka. According to a media report, the number of children aged between 0-9 years found infected in the past two months is 143 per cent of the total Covid-19 cases registered till March 18 this …

103-Year-Old Maharashtra Man Defies Age to Beat Covid-19 in Palghar
3 years, 7 months ago

103-Year-Old Maharashtra Man Defies Age to Beat Covid-19 in Palghar

News 18  

A 103-year-old man from Palghar in Maharashtra has recovered from COVID-19 despite being in the vulnerable age group, officials said on Sunday. Shamrao Ingle, a native of Virendra Nagar area here, was admitted to a rural COVID-19 hospital in Palghar after he contracted the infection. According to doctors at the hospital, the elderly man responded well to the medical treatment …

105-Year-old Husband, 95-Year-old Wife Beat Covid-19, Leave ICU After 9 Days in Maharashtra
3 years, 7 months ago

105-Year-old Husband, 95-Year-old Wife Beat Covid-19, Leave ICU After 9 Days in Maharashtra

News 18  

India is facing a hard time battling the second lethal wave of coronavirus with total cases crossing 17 million and mortality tally reaching 1,95,123. The old couple – Denu Chavan and Motabai –were admitted to Vilasrao Deshmukh Institute of Medical Sciences when they contracted the virus. The doctors who treated the patients credited early diagnosis and timely treatment for their …

Krishna Poonia tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Krishna Poonia tests positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medallist and sitting Rajasthan MLA Krishna Poonia on Sunday tested positive for COVID-19 and is undergoing treatment at a Jaipur hospital. The 43-year-old Krishna, who became the first Indian woman to bag an individual gold in the CWG by winning the discus throw event in the 2010 Delhi Games, is now admitted at the Rajasthan University …

Coronavirus updates | April 14, 2021
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus updates | April 14, 2021

The Hindu  

India's new coronavirus infections reached a record of 184,372 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday, as most of the south Asian nation battles a second surge in cases. - PTI Meghalaya Meghalaya State board Class 12 exams to be held as per schedule: Dy CM Meghalaya State board Class 12 examinations will be held as …

Over 100 guests to be tested after Uttarakhand groom tests positive for Covid-19
4 years ago

Over 100 guests to be tested after Uttarakhand groom tests positive for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

A newly married couple in Chera village of Uttarakhand was isolated by Pithoragarh district administration late on Wednesday night as the groom learnt he was Covid-19 positive in the middle of his wedding ceremony. File photo: A health worker collects swab sample for RT-PCR Covid-19 test amid rising cases. Pankaj Chandola, Pithoragarh tehsildar said that the groom had returned from …

BJP leader Uma Bharti tests positive for Covid-19, quarantined at Vande Mataram Kunj
4 years, 2 months ago

BJP leader Uma Bharti tests positive for Covid-19, quarantined at Vande Mataram Kunj

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party national vice president and former Union minister Uma Bharti has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a late-night post on Twitter, Uma Bharti said that she has tested Covid-19 positive and asked everyone who had come in contact with her, to get a COVID-19 test done. Uma Bharti said that she was down with fever for …

In Maharashtra's Thane, medicos give 106-year-old woman who beat COVID-19 warm farewell
4 years, 3 months ago

In Maharashtra's Thane, medicos give 106-year-old woman who beat COVID-19 warm farewell

Firstpost  

After the Dombivli-based centenarian contracted the disease, no hospital was initially ready to admit her due to her age, said her daughter-in-law Thane: A 106-year-old woman from Maharashtra’s Thane district defeated COVID-19 and was discharged from hospital on Sunday with doctors and nurses giving her a warm farewell. She was finally admitted 10 days back to the COVID-19 treatment facility …

Bengaluru reports ‘first’ case of COVID-19 reinfection
4 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru reports ‘first’ case of COVID-19 reinfection

The Hindu  

In what doctors claim to be a first case of COVID-19 reinfection in south India, a 27-year-old woman from Bengaluru has tested positive again nearly a month after she was treated and discharged from hospital. Doctors at Fortis Hospital’s Bannerghatta Road unit, who confirmed that the hospital had reported the first reinfection case, said the woman had no history of …

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 160 updates | September 01, 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 160 updates | September 01, 2020

The Hindu  

Seven States have contributed to 70% of the COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours and of these, Maharashtra has recorded the highest case load of almost 21%, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 36,91,166, while recoveries surged to 28,39,882 on Tuesday pushing the recovery rate …

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 158 updates | August 29, 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 158 updates | August 29, 2020

The Hindu  

With 1,009 deaths on Friday, India's COVID-19 toll rose to 62,724, surpassing Mexico's fatality count to become third highest in the world. 8.30 pm | New Delhi Ramp-up efforts to contain COVID-19 spread, follow SOPs: Centre to UTs The Centre on Saturday advised union territories to ramp-up efforts to contain the COVID-19 spread by sticking to the rules for prevention …

Month-old beats Covid-19 in Jharkhand city but a day-old tests positive in story of conflicting fortunes
4 years, 4 months ago

Month-old beats Covid-19 in Jharkhand city but a day-old tests positive in story of conflicting fortunes

Hindustan Times  

A one-month-old baby in Jharkhand’s Jamshedupur defeated the deadly Covid-19 disease along with his 31-year-old mother on Friday while a one-day-old baby and six other minors were tested Corona positive hours later in a story of conflicting fortunes. A day later on Saturday, a total of seven minors tested Corona positive, including the one-day-old baby, among the 266 new Covid-19 …

107-year-old Maharashtra Woman Beats Covid-19 Days After Undergoing Spine Surgery
4 years, 4 months ago

107-year-old Maharashtra Woman Beats Covid-19 Days After Undergoing Spine Surgery

News 18  

A 107-year-old woman and her 78- year-old daughter have recovered from COVID-19 here in Maharashtra, overcoming the odds of high mortality rate among elderly people, an official said on Friday. The centenarian, her daughter, 65-year-old son and two grandchildren, aged 27 and 17, were undergoing treatment for coronavirus for more than a week at the hospital, district civil surgeon Archana …

Karnataka Health Min B Sriramulu tests positive for coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka Health Min B Sriramulu tests positive for coronavirus

India Today  

Karnataka's Health Minister B Sriramulu has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He said, “After symptoms of flu, I have tested positive for coronavirus today.” “Under the leadership of Honorable Chief Minister, all the departments of the government, including my department, have been working hard against Covid-19. It is in this backdrop that I am going to be hospitalized and …

Days after Being Discharged from Covid-19 Centre, Pune Centenarian Woman Passes Away
4 years, 4 months ago

Days after Being Discharged from Covid-19 Centre, Pune Centenarian Woman Passes Away

News 18  

A 100-year-old woman, who had "recovered" from COVID-19 and discharged from a facility in Pune three days ago, died at home on Friday, family members said. The woman and four other members of her family were admitted at a COVID-19 facility at Vimannagar in Pune on July 20 after they tested positive for the infection. According to doctors from the …

Karnataka Minister BC Patil Says He Has Tested Positive for Covid-19, in Home Quaratine
4 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka Minister BC Patil Says He Has Tested Positive for Covid-19, in Home Quaratine

News 18  

Karnataka Minister BC Patil on Friday said he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is currently in quarantine at his home in Bengaluru. "During a recent visit to Koppal district, five of the staff members who accompanied me were reported to be coronavirus positive." The minister's diagnosis came on the day Karnataka reported over 5,000 cases for the eighth …

105-year-old woman in Kerala beats Covid-19 in nine days
4 years, 4 months ago

105-year-old woman in Kerala beats Covid-19 in nine days

Hindustan Times  

A 105-year-old woman in south Kerala’s Kollam beat the odds of high mortality rate among elderly population to recover from Covid-19 on Wednesday giving much hope to the overworked medical fraternity in the state and the infected as well. Kollam medical college superintendent Dr Habeeb Naseem said the woman had tested positive on July 20 and was admitted to the …

Hyderabad male nurse develops COVID-19 a second time. Is that even possible?
4 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad male nurse develops COVID-19 a second time. Is that even possible?

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: If you've recovered from COVID-19, does the virus bother you again? Last week, the male staff nurse tested positive for Covid-19, nearly a month after a previous test had declared him negative after he had been quarantined and treated for the infection. The male nurse, in his early 30s, tested positive for Covid-19 at the ESIC Hospital in Sanatnagar …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Anupam Kher says his mother, three other family members test positive for COVID-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Anupam Kher says his mother, three other family members test positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Anupam Kher, in a social media post, shared that his mother Dulari, brother Raju, sister-in-law Rima and niece Vrinda had tested positive for the coronavirus. Kher said his mother is displaying mild symptoms of the virus and has been admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Hospital, while other family members are quarantining at home. !🙏 pic.twitter.com/EpjDIALft2 — Anupam Kher July 12, 2020 …

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