Ebola cases in eastern Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181, authorities sayCongo's Ministry of Health reported 782 confirmed Ebola cases and 181 deaths, with the outbreak concentrated in Ituri province. The rare Bu...
15 Jun, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongbwalu residents split over disease threat and government responseAn Ebola outbreak is devastating Mongbwalu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Many residents deny the virus's existence, complicating...
29 May, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
Ebola outbreak: US citizen infected, 131 killed, vaccines available for only one strain. Here's why WHO is sounding red alarmEbola Vaccines are only available for the Zaire strain, which was identified in 1976 and has a higher fatality rate of 60-90 per cent.
19 May, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
WHO confirms five hantavirus cases on Atlantic cruise ship; warns risk to public remains "low"The WHO has confirmed five hantavirus cases and three deaths aboard the Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic. Linked to the Andes strain, th...
08 May, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Global death toll from COVID-19 passes 400,000The milestone was reached Sunday, a day after the Brazilian government stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infecti...
07 Jun, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,373; number of cases climb to 42,533A total of 67 deaths were reported since Sunday evening, of which 28 fatalities were reported from Gujarat, 27 from Maharashtra, six from R...
04 May, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
US surpasses 700,000 coronavirus cases: trackerThe United States has seen the highest death toll in the world in the coronavirus pandemic, ahead of Italy (22,745 deaths) although its pop...
18 Apr, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
Global death toll from Covid-19 nears 17,000The number of deaths around the world from the novel coronavirus cases stood at 16,961, according to a tally compiled by AFP on Tuesday fro...
25 Mar, 2020, 12.12 AM IST
Iran reports 22 deaths from coronavirus; 141 infectedThe number of people diagnosed with the disease is 141, the chart showed. It did not specify whether those who have died were included in t...
27 Feb, 2020, 01.37 PM IST
China reports 254 new virus deaths and 15,152 daily casesHundreds of infections have been reported in more than two dozen other countries and territories, but only two people have died from the vi...
13 Feb, 2020, 02.37 PM IST
Nipah death toll touches 12, samples of fruit eating bats being collected for testingAccording to an official, the droppings, urine and secretions of the bats would also be sent for testing.
26 May, 2018, 07.22 PM IST
Swine flu claims 5 more lives, toll rises to 2,172In the worst-hit state of Gujarat, the death toll stood at 439 while 6,565 people have been affected by the H1N1 virus since January.
11 Apr, 2015, 08.09 PM IST
Swine flu: 11 more die, toll rises to 2,108The ministry said that the death toll has increased to 435 in Gujarat, which is the worst hit state in the country.
03 Apr, 2015, 09.00 PM IST
Swine flu claims another 20 lives, 34,240 people infectedTelangana has seen 77 people succumbing to the H1N1 virus. In neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, the toll has reached 53 each.
01 Apr, 2015, 05.58 PM IST
Swine flu claims 20 more lives, toll rises to 2,064Swine flu claimed the lives of 20 more persons as the death toll in the country rose to 2,064 while the number of persons affected by the H...
31 Mar, 2015, 07.35 PM IST
Swine flu toll inches towards 1,900; number of cases touches 32,000The toll in West Bengal is 23 while the toll has increased to 36 in Uttar Pradesh. Jammu and Kashmir has seen 16 swine flu fatalities.
20 Mar, 2015, 08.02 PM IST
51 more swine flu deaths, affected cases cross 25,000 markSwine flu deaths continued unabated as 51 more people died of the virus raising the toll to 1370 while the number of affected crossed the 2...
08 Mar, 2015, 09.43 PM IST