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Mohali, April 17 The Covid positivity rate in the district this month so far has been over 12 per cent. Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain said this year, 22,323 samples were taken so far and 763 of these were found...

Manav Mander Ludhiana, April 16 Fortythree persons tested positive for Covid in the district today. It is after a gap of eight months that more than 40 persons tested positive. It was last on August 16 that 67 persons had...

New Delhi, April 16 India added 10,093 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 57,542, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,114 with 23 deaths. While five deaths...

Ludhiana, April 15 According to the office of the Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, 21 persons tested positive for Covid in the district today. Every day, the positivity rate is going up. On Monday, it was 2.13 per cent while today...

Panchkula, April 15 The district witnessed its first death due to Covid-19 this year, taking the overall toll to 422. The deceased is an 82-year-old man from Bhowanli village in the Raipur Rani area of the district. The patient...

Patiala, April 14 The total number of active Covid cases increased to 82 with the district reporting 23 new cases today and 22 on Thursday. The district also reported a death Covid death today. As per Health Department officials,...

Hoshiarpur, April 14 The largest spike in new Covid cases in a day this year was recorded today at Hoshiarpur with as many as 17 positive cases being reported in the district on Friday. Civil Surgeon Dr Balwinder Kumar said...

Gaurav Kanthwal Mohali, April 14 The Covid vaccination in the district has come to a halt after the stock of Covishield and Covaxin exhausted at the end of March. District Immunisation Officer Dr Girish Dogra said, “At the moment, the...

Shimla, April 14 A 78-year-old man died of Covid in Mandi today, taking the total death count to 4,208 in the state. On Friday, 199 Covid cases were reported, taking the total active cases to 2,144. However, only 35...

New Delhi, April 14 Vulnerable people aged 65 years and over receiving the Pfizer bivalent mRNA vaccine booster dose showed 72 per cent lower risk of Covid-related hospitalisation and 68 per cent lower risk of Covid-related death, according to a...

Ludhiana, April 13 The Health Department confirmed 31 new cases of Covid-19 here on Thursday. The total positive cases include 14 individuals who reported influenza-like symptoms, five persons who visited the OPD, a person had contact with a positive...

Mohali, April 13 In view of delay in receiving the reports of Covid-19 tests, the district administration today issued instructions to carry out the work in two shifts. Issuing instructions to speed up the work at Punjab Biotechnology Incubator...

Chandigarh, April 13 Punjab seems to be at a rapid pace heading towards the fourth Covid-19 wave as the state reported over 300 cases today. According to a media bulletin, the state reported 321 confirmed cases and two deaths. One...

New Delhi, April 13 India recorded a single-day rise of 10,158 coronavirus cases, highest in nearly eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of active cases has increased to 44,998, the data updated on Thursday showed....

Abohar, April 12 In view of the increasing Covid cases across the country, testing of patients has been intensified at the Civil Hospital here. Sources said samples of at least 500 suspected patients were collected at the hospital during...

New Delhi, April 12 Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday said it has restarted manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield amid rising numbers of cases of the virus infection. He said the company already has six million...

IANS New York, April 12 Researchers have identified why Omicron sub-variants are better, than previous Covid-19 variants, at escaping detection by the human body’s immune cells. In addition to antibodies produced either by vaccines or exposure to earlier versions of...

New Delhi, April 12 India has registered a single-day rise of 7,830 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 223 days, and the count of active cases in the country has increased to 40,215, according to Union Health Ministry data updated...

Mohali, April 10 A two-day mock drill to collect Covid-related data began here today. Presiding over a meeting at the District Administration Complex to review the arrangements regarding Covid, Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain said the district administration was ready...

Chandigarh, April 10 In view of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases here, a mock drill was conducted at major health facilities to assess the preparedness of the department regarding the pandemic. The drill was carried out at Government...

Shimla, April 10 The state recorded as many as eight Covid-related deaths in the last one week, with the positivity rate touching seven per cent. Hamirpur district recorded the highest positivity rate of 11 per cent, followed closely by...

Karnal, April 10 A 48-year-old woman of Nilokheri has died of Covid in Karnal. It is a death here after a gap of over six months. Civil Surgeon Dr Yogesh Sharma confirmed her death and said she was suffering...

Ambala, April 10 Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij reviewed the preparedness for Covid, during a mock drill conducted at Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantonment, on Monday. The minister inquired about the isolation beds, checked the oxygen plants, medicines,...

Gurugram, April 10 The administration has mandated use of masks in markets, malls and similar public spaces in Gurugram. The decision comes in wake of increased Covid positivity rate, which has risen to 11 per cent. In the city, reporting...

Shimla, April 9 Four people died of Covid-related illness in the state today, ringing alarm bells for the Public Health Department. Three deaths have been reported from Shimla and one from Sirmaur district. All four victims, aged 50, 58, 65...