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Live updates: A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 22 people, including a child, and injured dozens when it blew away outer…

The central government on Tuesday revealed that the country registered about 475,000 more total deaths in 2020 than the previous year. The data comes months ahead of schedule, as the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares its estimates of…

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday made it compulsory for people to wear a face mask in public places in capital Lucknow and six NCR districts amid a rise in Covid…

The number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40% last week, likely due to changes in how COVID-19 deaths were reported across the Americas and by newly adjusted figures from India, according to a World Health…

The Western Pacific was the only region where COVID-19 increased, with about a third more infections than the previous week. Deaths rose by 22% in the Western Pacific and about 4% in the Middle East, while declining everywhere else. The…

Mumbai city reported 103 cases, taking the tally to 10,55,481, while the toll remained unchanged at 16,691, whereas Mumbai region saw its tally rise by 185 to touch 22,29,032 and toll by one to reach 36,874. Maharashtra on Sunday reported…

The Union Health Ministry said on Saturday that India has a very transparent and efficient system of reporting COVID-19 deaths, right from the gram panchayat level to the district and the state level. The government Saturday dismissed as…

The sharp slowdown in fresh caseload additions in Mumbai over the past five days had led to hopes that the city had already passed the third-wave peak. India reported over 2.3 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, a big jump from the…

The complaints of lack of hospital beds in private hospitals in Mumbai may have to do with the rules laid down by insurance companies rather than an actual shortage of beds, Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has…

Delhi had recorded five Covid deaths in September last year, four in october, seven in November and nine in December. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 as well as that of admissions to hospitals and Covid care centres have seen a…