COVID-19: When 21 Members of Joint Family in Rural Maharashtra Fell ill
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19: When 21 Members of Joint Family in Rural Maharashtra Fell ill

News 18  

The second wave of COVID-19 has been devastating, with some families losing multiple people to the virus. The scenario could have been just as tragic for Ashok Rohidas Jagtap, a farmer from Pune district, and the 20 other members of his joint family comprising four generations. Ashok, a member of the gram panchayat of Mandavgan Farata, said his family is big as his father, his uncle and their families all live together. Ashok’s son, Suraj Subhash Jagtap, said that his wife, Pooja, and brother’s wife, Adika, looked after the whole family. Ashok’s uncle, Subhash Mahadev Jagtap, said the family’s farm suffered losses as workers stayed away from their farm and Akash could not harvest the melons or water the crops alone.

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Covid Sub-Variant JN.1: Odisha reports 2 fresh cases amid surge. 10 Updates
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Covid Sub-Variant JN.1: Odisha reports 2 fresh cases amid surge. 10 Updates

Live Mint  

Covid Case In India: Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in India, Odisha has identified two new cases of the JN.1 sub-variant of the virus, as confirmed by a senior official on Thursday. Earlier, on Thursday, Maharashtra reported 171 new COVID-19 cases and two fatalities, as per a statement from a health department official. Despite recent weeks seeing a sustained …

63 cases of new Covid variant in India, Goa tops with 34 cases, Maharashtra has 9
11 months, 4 weeks ago

63 cases of new Covid variant in India, Goa tops with 34 cases, Maharashtra has 9

India Today  

A total of 63 JN.1 COVID variant cases have been reported in the country till December 24, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday in a press statement. Out of the total 63 cases, 34 are from Goa, 9 from Maharashtra, 8 from Karnataka, 6 from Kerala, 4 from Tamil Nadu and 2 from Telangana, the Ministry added in its …

Government issues COVID-19 alert, says no clustering of JN.1 cases
1 year ago

Government issues COVID-19 alert, says no clustering of JN.1 cases

The Hindu  

Admitting that India has registered a rise in the daily COVID-19 positivity rate in some States, including Kerala, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Karnataka, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, while issuing an alert, said that no clustering of cases had been reported in the new JN.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The cases that are hospitalised are due to other medical …

Mumbai Covid cases near 1,000-mark, active tally at 4,880. Read here
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai Covid cases near 1,000-mark, active tally at 4,880. Read here

Live Mint  

Maharashtra's capital town, Mumbai on Sunday reported 961 new Covid-19 cases, as the city continues to witness a surge in cases, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. See Mumbai's Covid-19 case numbers here It has been evident that the total number of cases in Mumbai within the first five days of June is more than double the total number of cases …

In 2 Weeks, Over 250 Doctors, Paramedics Test Positive for Covid-19 in Kashmir
2 years, 11 months ago

In 2 Weeks, Over 250 Doctors, Paramedics Test Positive for Covid-19 in Kashmir

News 18  

At least 250 doctors and paramedics of various hospitals across Kashmir have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last fortnight, an official said on Saturday. Over 250 doctors and paramedics of Government Medical College Srinagar and its associated hospitals tested positive for COVID-19 in last 15 days, professor and head of department, community medicine, GMC Srinagar, Dr Salim Khan said. …

Covid-19 hits GVMC chief, frontline staff in Vizag
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 hits GVMC chief, frontline staff in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

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Two more from at-risk countries test positive
3 years ago

Two more from at-risk countries test positive

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai Maharashtra reported two more fresh Covid-19 cases from the high-risk countries on Friday. After the two more positive cases, state sent 28 samples for genome sequencing The state health department now has samples of 30 Covid-19 positive patients from high-risk countries, of which 28 samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune and Kasturba Hospital, Mumbai, for …

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 …

Fearing Covid, family of four commits suicide in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool
3 years, 6 months ago

Fearing Covid, family of four commits suicide in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool

India Today  

Fearing that they might get infected with Covid-19, a family of four committed suicide by consuming poison in the Vaddegeri area of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Pratap worked as a TV mechanic, his son Jayant was in high school, and daughter Rishita was a seventh grade student. A suicide note was recovered from the house, which revealed that the family was …

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 …

COVID-19: Superstitions, Traditions Fuelling Virus Spread in Rural Rajasthan
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Superstitions, Traditions Fuelling Virus Spread in Rural Rajasthan

News 18  

Unfazed by the increasing spread of COVID-19 and related deaths, the rural folks in Rajasthan are relying on superstitions and crude practices of quackery, instead of health experts and medical help. Even as the people of Dantra Dhani village in Bhilwara district believe that hanging shoes at the façades of their houses will ward off the “evil spirits”, those in …

Over 9,900 kids test Covid positive in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, officials say figure not alarming
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 9,900 kids test Covid positive in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, officials say figure not alarming

India Today  

As the second wave of Covid-19 swept across India in May, one district from Maharashtra had a significant statistic to report -- over 9,900 children tested positive for Covid-19 in the state's Ahmednagar district last month. According to District Collector Rajendra Bhosale, 9,928 children tested Covid-19 positive in Ahmednagar in May. READ | Covid-19 in children: Here's how to identify …

10k Children, Teens Tested Positive for Covid in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar in May, 97% Were Asymptomatic
3 years, 6 months ago

10k Children, Teens Tested Positive for Covid in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar in May, 97% Were Asymptomatic

News 18  

Almost 10,000 children and teenagers tested positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district in May, of which over 96 to 97% remained asymptomatic. However, Sachin Solat, a member of Ahmednagar’s Covid task force, said there was nothing alarming in the high number of children and teenagers testing positive. Maharashtra on Monday reported 15,077 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest since March …

In Rajasthan village, stigma prevails as people refuse to accept Covid linked to 25 deaths
3 years, 7 months ago

In Rajasthan village, stigma prevails as people refuse to accept Covid linked to 25 deaths

India Today  

Even though the coronavirus pandemic has been around for more than a year, stigma and fear about the viral infection continue. Most people that India Today TV spoke to in the village stressed that the deaths weren’t due to Covid-19. “Around 25-30 people have died in the village. People are also worried that the village would be stigmatised if the …

Coronavirus | For tribes in Tamil Nadu's Anamalai, it’s still an urban blight
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | For tribes in Tamil Nadu's Anamalai, it’s still an urban blight

The Hindu  

Residents of two tribal settlements within the limits of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, around 100 km off Coimbatore city, were gearing up for the annual festival of their local deity, Vairapattan, on Thursday. The Health Department should take efforts to have a dialogue with them to create awareness about the pandemic,” said S. Thanraj from the Ekta Parishad, Tamil Nadu, …

20 COVID-19 patients escape from care centre in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal
3 years, 7 months ago

20 COVID-19 patients escape from care centre in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal

India TV News  

Twenty COVID-19 patients have escaped from a care centre in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, officials said on April 25. The incident took place on April 24 at the COVID-19 care centre set up at a students’ hostel in Ghatanji taluka, local health officer Dr. Sanjay Puram said. Dr. Puram said a COVID-19 testing camp was organised on April 23 at Amdi …

Telangana Village Wedding Turns Super-spreader as 87 Guests Test Covid-19 Positive; All in Home Isolation
3 years, 8 months ago

Telangana Village Wedding Turns Super-spreader as 87 Guests Test Covid-19 Positive; All in Home Isolation

News 18  

Eighty-seven people tested Covid-19 positive on Monday after attending a wedding ceremony in Telangana’s Nizamabad district. On Sunday, the Nizamabad district of Telangana reported 96 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours. Telangana as a whole reported 1,097 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths in 24 hours on Sunday. Telangana reported 1,097 fresh COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to over 3.13 …

Kerala Couple Refused to Seek Treatment for Covid-19, Died After Being Taken to Hospital by Neighbours
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Couple Refused to Seek Treatment for Covid-19, Died After Being Taken to Hospital by Neighbours

News 18  

A Keralite couple, who did not take treatment for Covid-19 despite their deteriorating health, succumbed after finally being taken to a hospital, by their neighbours. The couple were identified as Ravindran, 62, from Kollangode in Palakkad district and working as the public relations officer in a private company, while his wife Vandana, 56, was the Vice Principal of a private …

Two Dubai returnees tested positive to UK strain in Jagtial
3 years, 9 months ago

Two Dubai returnees tested positive to UK strain in Jagtial

Deccan Chronicle  

Jagtial: Two Dubai returnees of Jagtial district were tested positive to the UK strain of Covid-19. On Friday, the health officials held a medical camp in Muthyampet village and did the rapid antigen tests on the family members and others who came in contact with the Dubai returnee. District medical and health officer P Sridhar suspects the two might have …

Daily COVID-19 deaths fall below 300 for first time in 6 months; UK returnees test positive in Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha
3 years, 11 months ago

Daily COVID-19 deaths fall below 300 for first time in 6 months; UK returnees test positive in Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha

Firstpost  

In the UK, which is rushing to track, isolate, and curb the spread of the new and highly transmissible virus strain, millions of more people across different parts of the country entered tougher lockdown restrictions from Saturday The number of new COVID-19 deaths across the country fell below 300 for the first time in more than six months, while the …

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 …

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav tests coronavirus positive
4 years, 2 months ago

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav tests coronavirus positive

Live Mint  

Samajwadi Party patriarch and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. "Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav has tested positive for COVID-19, and is being monitored by doctors. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday reported 41 fresh coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, pushing the death toll to 6,507, while 2,778 fresh cases …

17 Including Staff, Family Members Residing Inside Delhi BJP Office Test Covid-19 Positive
4 years, 3 months ago

17 Including Staff, Family Members Residing Inside Delhi BJP Office Test Covid-19 Positive

News 18  

Seventeen people, including staff and their family members living inside the Delhi BJP office, have tested positive for Covid-19 following which the premises will remain closed for sanitisation on Wednesday, party leaders said. Delhi BJP media cell head Ashok Goel said no party leader or office bearer has tested positive for Covid-19. “All the staff members and their families who …

Maharashtra: 30 of a family test coronavirus positive after celebrating Ganesh festival together
4 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra: 30 of a family test coronavirus positive after celebrating Ganesh festival together

India TV News  

Thirty members of a family have tested positive for coronavirus at Kalyan in Thane district days after they celebrated the Ganesh Chaturthi festival together, a civic official said on Saturday. Members of the family live on different floors of the same building in Joshi Baug area, the official said. They got together for Ganesh Chaturthi last month in keeping with …

The infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2
4 years, 4 months ago

The infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2

Hindustan Times  

The coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented, and has infected 16.8 million in at least 180 countries in seven months. Given the fast spread of the infection, other cities may follow the course of Ahmedabad and Delhi and achieve herd immunity Sero-prevalence studies from many countries indicate that the infection numbers are about 20-50 times more than the test positives reported in …

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 …

Assam: Bride, groom, 9 others infected by coronavirus at wedding ceremony in Sonitpur
4 years, 5 months ago

Assam: Bride, groom, 9 others infected by coronavirus at wedding ceremony in Sonitpur

India Today  

A marriage party in Assam’s Sonitpur district has now become a hotspot of Covid-19 infection after 11 persons including the newly-wedded couple tested positive for the deadly virus. Sonitpur district deputy commissioner Manvendra Pratap Singh said that the district health department had initially collected 37 samples after the father of the bridegroom tested positive. “Out of 11 persons who have …

Bihar BJP chief tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Bihar BJP chief tests positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

A day after 24 Bihar BJP leaders, office-bearers and staff at the party headquarters in Patna were found infected with COVID-19, State unit president Sanjay Jaiswal’s sample test report on Wednesday came as positive. Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Tejashwi Yadav took on State BJP leadership for “spreading” pandemic in the State. Mr. Jaiswal has, of late, been …

18 personnel at Mumbai Raj Bhavan test positive for Covid-19
4 years, 5 months ago

18 personnel at Mumbai Raj Bhavan test positive for Covid-19

Op India  

At least 18 personnel at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus. Two personnel were tested positive last week, after which more than 100 personnel in Raj Bhavan were tested. At least 18 people tested #COVID19 positive at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, after they got themselves tested on their own. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to get them tested again: …

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