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Deccan Herald
a day ago
- General
- Deccan Herald
Over 100 people test positive for Covid in West Bengal, active cases now at 538
As per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 106 new COVID cases were detected in the state in the last 24 hours.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Over 100 people test positive for COVID in West Bengal, active cases now at 538
West Bengal reported over 100 new COVID cases, according to official data available on Thursday (June 5, 2025) morning. As per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 106 new COVID cases were detected in the state in the last 24 hours. At present, there are 538 active cases in the state, the data showed. During the same period, 61 people also recovered from the infection, it said. The toll remained at one with no new deaths reported.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Over 100 people test positive for COVID in West Bengal, active cases now at 538
KOLKATA: West Bengal reported over 100 new COVID cases, according to official data available on Thursday morning. As per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 106 new COVID cases were detected in the state in the last 24 hours. At present, there are 538 active cases in the state, the data showed. During the same period, 61 people also recovered from the infection, it said. The toll remained at one with no new deaths reported.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Delhi records highest single-day Covid spike amid renewed precautions
Delhi on Monday reported 47 new Covid-19 cases — the highest single-day rise in the ongoing surge — taking the active case count to 483, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's Covid-19 dashboard. One Covid-related death was also reported, bringing the total death toll in the current surge to two. The latest fatality was a 22-year-old woman with underlying conditions including pulmonary Koch's, post-tuberculosis lung disease, and bilateral lower respiratory tract infection. Earlier, a 60-year-old woman also died after testing positive for Covid-19. She had been admitted for acute intestinal obstruction post-abdominal surgery. Officials said her Covid infection was incidental, noting she suffered from severe comorbidities. The exact dates of the reported deaths could not confirmed. The central dashboard also noted that 82 patients were cured, discharged, or migrated since Sunday. Delhi continues to remain among the top three states with the highest COVID-19 caseloads. Kerala tops the list with 1,435 active cases, followed by Maharashtra (506), Delhi (483), West Bengal (339), and Gujarat (338). According to dashboard data last updated on May 30, Delhi had recorded 56 new cases that day, raising the city's total then to 294, reflecting a rise in infection rate within a span of three days. Amid this uptick, the Delhi government last week issued an advisory directing all hospitals — both public and private — to ensure readiness with adequate beds, oxygen, medicines, vaccines, and functioning equipment. As of May 19, Delhi had only five active cases, according to the ministry's Covid-19 dashboard.
United News of India
3 days ago
- Health
- United News of India
COVID cases spike in India, inches towards 4,000 mark, 4 deaths reported in 24 hrs
Chennai, June 2 (UNI) The incidence of COVID cases in India inched towards the 4,000 mark with 203 fresh cases reported and four deaths recorded, including one in Tamil Nadu, during the last 24 hrs. In an update on its COVID dashboard, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday said the number of cases surged to 3,961 with 203 fresh active cases reported. The four deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, which is witnessing higher number of cases, and Delhi. With the death of one more person tested positive, the number of deaths in Tamil Nadu rose to two, after one person, who too tested positive during treatment, which was termed accidental, succumbed a few days back due to co-morbidities. It said in Tamil Nadu 25 year-old male with bronchial asthma and severe acute tubular injury and incidental Covid positive died in Salem district. Details of the person died in Kerala was awaited, while in Maharashtra a 44-year-old male died due to severe ARDS with dilated aortic regurgitation with Covid-19 positive. In Delhi a 22-year-old female with old treated pulmonary Koch's/ post tuberculosis lung disease/ Bilateral lower respiratory tract infection died after testing positive. In Madhya Pradesh which has a total 23 cases (four reported in last 24 hrs) two cases were cross notified from Gujarat state. Of the total 3,961 cases in India, Kerala topped the list with 1,435 cases, followed by Maharashtra 506, Delhi 483, Gujarat 338, West Bengal 331, Karnataka 253, Tamil Nadu 189 (10 fresh cases in 24 hrs), Uttar Padesh 157. The Union Ministry appealed to the people not to get panic and advised them to follow COVD SOPs like wearing masks while moving in crowded places and maintain social distancing as a precautionary measure, though no official order was issued making it mandatory. UNI GV 2348
