Covid-19: Delhi records 1,407 new cases, 2 more deaths; positivity rate drops to 4.72%Delhi recorded 1,656 COVID-19 cases and zero fatality due to the infection on Friday, highest since February 4, while the positivity rate s...
07 May, 2022, 07.49 PM IST
Delhi records 1,656 COVID-19 cases, highest in 3 months; positivity rate 5.39 pcWith the new cases, the national capital's overall COVID-19 infection tally rose to 18,91,425, while the death toll stood at 26,177, the da...
06 May, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Covid cases rising in Delhi but people not developing severe disease: Satyendar Jain"Though Covid cases have increased in Delhi, people are not developing severe disease and the hospitalisation rate is low. This is because ...
28 Apr, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
In a relief to hospitals, Covid admissions fall to record lowsMost hospitals are seeing the low number of Covid-19 caseload, a stark contrast from January and previous months.
26 Mar, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
US sees highest rate of children Covid hospitalisationsThe country is averaging 893 new hospital admissions each day for children 17 years and under, a record high since the CDC started to track...
17 Jan, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
Delhi Covid cases rising fast but hospitalisation and deaths low: CM Arvind KejriwalDelhi on Thursday reported 28,867 COVID-19 cases, the sharpest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic, and 31 deaths while th...
14 Jan, 2022, 01.14 PM IST
Covid-19: One-third of India's districts record over 5% test positivity rateAs per the WHO, a test positivity of over 5% is a cause for concern for a country. The health ministry has been keeping a track of the test...
11 Jan, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
5-10% Covid cases requiring hospitalisation this time, but situation may change: CentreThe rise in COVID-19 cases in various parts of the country appears to be driven by the Omicron variant as well as by the continued presence...
10 Jan, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
Retailers urge states to use hospitalisation trend, not infections, as criteria for Covid curbsThe spike in Omicron cases comes at a time when retailers were in recovery mode after the Covid outbreak. Retail sales in November surpasse...
30 Dec, 2021, 06.20 AM IST
Australia records first Omicron death, authorities stick to reopening planOmicron, which health experts say appears more contagious but less virulent than previous strains, began to spread in the country just as i...
27 Dec, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
Monoclonal antibody treatment combo keeps high-risk Covid patients out of hospital: StudyThe research enrolled nearly 1,400 patients, of whom 696 received the drug combo.
31 Aug, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
No substantial evidence to suggest children will be more affected in Covid third wave: ReportThe Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force prepared the report after convening an experts group comprising leading paediatricians from...
12 Jun, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Coronavirus nearly three times more deadly than flu: studyThe research, using French national data and published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, underscored the increased severity o...
18 Dec, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Activated form of vitamin D reduced severity of Covid infection: Study in SpainAccording to the study published in ScienceDirect, 50 of 76 patients hospitalised with Covid-19 were treated with calcifediol and only one ...
08 Sep, 2020, 10.21 AM IST
Non-Covid hospital bills add to health claim surgeAccording to Star Health and Allied Insurance MD S Prakash, average claim size of (non-Covid) hospitalisation is now Rs 51,000 from Rs 41,0...
13 Aug, 2020, 12.17 PM IST
WHO ending hydroxycholorquine trial for COVIDWHO says a review of the interim results showed hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir "produce little or no reduction in the mortality...
05 Jul, 2020, 11.30 PM IST
Critically ill Covid-19 patients 10 times more likely to suffer cardiac arrest or heart rhythm disordersIf left untreated, researchers said cardiac arrhythmias can lead to serious medical conditions.
24 Jun, 2020, 07.04 PM IST