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12 cases emerge in Indore

Twelve more coronavirus cases were reported in Indore thereby taking the total number fof confirmed cases in Madhya Pradesh to 98, PTI reported.

 

 

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Nine fresh COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan take state's count to 129: Health Dept

Rajasthan has reported nine more cases related to the novel coronavirus, the state health department said. Of these, seven are from Ramganj, and one each from Jodhpur and Jhunjhunu.

"This takes the total number of positive cases in the state to 129," ANI reported.

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US sets new single-day record with 884 COVID-19 deaths: Johns Hopkins

The toll from COVID-19 in the United States jumped by 884 over the past 24 hours, setting a new one-day record for the country, according to Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday evening.

So far, the total COVID-19 toll in the United States reached 4757.

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COVID-19 cases would hit one million mark in next few days: WHO

The head of World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases would hit one million "in the next few days."

"I am deeply concerned about the rapid escalation and global spread of infection," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference on Wednesday.

In the next few days we will reach 1 million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths worldwide," he said.

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First COVID-19 case reported among Brazil's indigenous population

An indigenous woman in a village deep in the Amazon rainforest has contracted the novel coronavirus, the first case reported among Brazil’s more than 300 tribes, the Health Ministry’s indigenous health service Sesai said on Wednesday.

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Fresh COVID-19 case in Manipur takes state's tally to 2

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh tweeted that one more case of COVID-19 was detected in the state, taking the tally to two. The infected was one of the attendees in Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizabackn Markaz.

"Some of the attendees are at quarantine centres and under observation," said Singh.

 

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3 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

US sets new single-day record with 884 COVID-19 deaths: Johns Hopkins

The toll from COVID-19 in the United States jumped by 884 over the past 24 hours, setting a new one-day record for the country, according to Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday evening.

So far, the total COVID-19 toll in the United States reached 4757.

MAGA

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Three dead, 30 new COVID-19 cases in Telangana; all linked to Nizabackn Markaz

Three persons, who had attended a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizabackn, died due to novel coronavirus in Telangana, taking the toll in the state to nine on Wednesday, a statement said.

Thirty new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state, a press release from Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's office said on Thursday.

All the fresh cases and the deceased had a history of attending the religious meeting at Nizabackn in south Delhi in March, it said.

 

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Six-week-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Connecticut

A six-week-old baby girl has died of coronavirus in the US state of Connecticut, Governor Ned Lamont said on Thursday, stressing that the death is a reminder that "nobody is safe with this virus" as the COVID-19 cases there crossed 3,500.

A report in the Hartford Courant newspaper quoted officials as saying that the infant arrived at the hospital unresponsive and tested positive for the coronavirus post-mortem.

Probably the youngest person ever to die of COVID-19 in Connecticut. That baby was less than seven weeks old. And it just is a reminder that nobody is safe with this virus, Lamont said.

Lamont said that the state recorded a "tragic milestone" with the death of the infant.

 

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52-year-old dies in Vadodara

A 52-year-old COVID-19 patient died in Vadodara on Thursday morning. He had a history of travel to Sri Lanka, and was admitted to SSG Hospital, Vadodara on 19 March. For members of his family have also tested positive for the virus and are undergoing treatment, said S Agarwal, Vadodara Collector Gujarat.

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Six-week-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Connecticut

A six-week-old baby girl has died of coronavirus in the US state of Connecticut, Governor Ned Lamont said on Thursday, stressing that the death is a reminder that "nobody is safe with this virus" as the COVID-19 cases there crossed 3,500.

A report in the Hartford Courant newspaper quoted officials as saying that the infant arrived at the hospital unresponsive and tested positive for the coronavirus post-mortem.

Probably the youngest person ever to die of COVID-19 in Connecticut. That baby was less than seven weeks old. And it just is a reminder that nobody is safe with this virus, Lamont said.

Lamont said that the state recorded a "tragic milestone" with the death of the infant.

 

so sad..

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29 people of 32 who tested positive in Delhi, attended Nizabackn event, says health minister 

Of the 32 people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi on Wednesday, 29 had had attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Nizabackn, said Health Minister Satyendar Jain.

"A total of 700 possibly infected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 are in different hospitals in Delhi," said Jain.

 

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67-year-old patient dies in Haryana; confirmed cases in state climb to 43

 A 67-year-old COVID-19 patient from Haryana passed away at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, informed Dr Kuldeep Singh, Ambala Chief Medical Officer on Thursday.

The state has reported forty-three coronavirus positive cases so far, out of these, 23 have been cured/discharged.

Meanwhile, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij told ANI, "All SPs in Haryana have been told that all those places where they (those who attended Markaz event) could be checked. Police did checking in Ambala yesterday and four possibly infected people were found. They have been admitted to hospital and their samples sent for test."

"40 people have been placed under quarantine. Further action will be taken after their report comes," he added.

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Three-days-old baby tests positive in Mumbai

Indian Express reported that a three-day-old boy on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19, suspected to have caught the virus from the bed occupied by an infected patient before it was allotted to his mother at Sai hospital in Mumbai. While the mother has also tested positive, the boy is the state’s youngest COVID-19 patient.

The newborn was delivered at the Chembur-based hospital on 26 March. On Tuesday, the mother and son were shifted to Kurla Bhabha hospital and later to Kasturba Hospital. The family claimed no pediatrician had visited the baby and the mother at Kasturba Hospital – the nodal center for COVID-19 cases in Mumbai – since they had been admitted there.

 

 

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Multiple hospitals across Mumbai sealed due to exposure to patients

Sai Hospital in Mumbai's Chembur area was completely sealed, while Saifee Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Bhabha Hospital and Hinduja Hospital were partially affected due to exposure to COVID19 patients reported ANI.