With the daily number of fresh cases approaching the 16000 mark in India in the last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 456,183 with 14,476 casualties, 1,83,022 active cases and 2,58,685 recoveries so far. The city of Mumbai and Delhi account for more than 40 per cent of the total number of deaths reported in the country.India witnessed yet another upsurge in the number of fresh cases of coronavirus touching 15,968 in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases to 4,56,183, with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi reporting some of the highest numbers so far.Maharashtra reported 3,214 fresh cases and 248 casualties in the past 24 hours, as the total number of cases crossed 1.39 lakh, the highest in the country. Mumbai accounts for over 1 lakh of the total number of cases in the state, with Mumbai city alone having confirmed 68,410 cases so far with a death toll of 3,844. Along with Delhi, which has witnessed 2,301 deaths to date, Mumbai and Delhi account for more than 40 per cent of the total number of deaths in the country reported due to COVID-19.Delhi alone has confirmed 66,602 positive cases so far as the spread of the coronavirus shows no signs of abetting. This is an alarming situation given the population in both metropolitan areas are among the highest in the country. Among the top ten states with the maximum caseload, Delhi is growing at the fastest rate as the state continues to grapple with high demand for beds and treatment facilities. Although the figures seem to be worsening by the day, the number of recoveries continue to be much higher than the number of active cases in the country.The Union ministry of health has said that the fatality rate for COVID-19 in India is one of the lowest in the world, at one death per one lakh population. This is much lower than the global average of 6.04. The Centre said that this has been made possible because of the cumulative efforts taken by the central and state governments in tackling the spread of the coronavirus.
BJP leader Jai Prakash and party councillors Anamika Mithilesh and Nirmal Jain were on Wednesday elected unopposed as the mayors of three municipal corporations in Delhi. This is perhaps the first time when the mayoral elections for the three civic bodies in the national capital -- the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and
A 57-year-old man was stabbed to death in Delhi's Paharganj area by a 22-year-old person following an heated arguments between them over feeding stray dogs, police said.
Coronavirus update: With the highest single-day spike of 15,968 cases and 465 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 count reached 4,56,183 on Wednesday. 14,476 deaths have been recorded due to the infection so far in the country. The count includes 1,83,022 active cases, and 2,58,685 cured/discharged/migrated patients.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to an accused who pointed a pistol at a police head constable during the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February, saying his intention was to become a hero and now he will have to face the law.
New Delhi, Jun 24 () Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev has directed all departments to bring their services online, saying it is necessary to put in place a
ITBP takes over Delhi's 10,000 bed Covid-19 centre; to provide docs, staff on Business Standard. The ITBP was the first organisation in the country to have created a 1,000 bed quarantine center for coronavirus affected people
Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: COVID-19 cases crossed 70,000-mark in Delhi with 3,788 new cases in the last 24 hours. Death toll at 2,365. Out of the total, 26,588 are active cases and 41,437 people have recovered. Watch LIVE News, Latest Updates, Live blog, Highlights and Live coverage online at firstpost.com.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has requested the centre to withdraw an order directing all COVID-19 patients in the national capital to visit a government-run quarantine centre for evaluation, comparing this to "15-day detention"
A team of officials from the border guarding force visited the Radha Soami Beas facility and held discussions with the Delhi government and other stakeholders who will be partners in running the center.
