J&K’s Covid recovery rate crosses 94%
Officials said 237 people tested positive in Kashmir and 217 in Jammu, while five persons succumbed to the diseases in Jammu, three died in Kashmir.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Srinagar, Srinagar
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2020 10:15 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir recorded eight more deaths due to Covid-19 and 454 fresh cases on Tuesday, taking the total Covid count to 1,10,678 and death toll to 1,702.
Officials said 237 people tested positive in Kashmir and 217 in Jammu, while five persons succumbed to the diseases in Jammu, three died in Kashmir.
They added that so far, 1,04,068 people have recovered in the UT as 503 patients were discharged on Tuesday taking the recovery rate to 94.02%, the highest so far. With this, there are 4,908 active cases in the UT. A total of 1,107 people have succumbed to the disease in Kashmir and 595 in Jammu. The total number of tests conducted in the UT has crossed 30.37 lakh.
In Kashmir, the highest jump in fresh cases was witnessed in Srinagar where 118 more people tested positive, followed by Budgam at 45 cases. In Jammu division, the highest number of cases was recorded in Jammu district at 95, followed by 25 each in Udhampur and Rajouri districts.
Srinagar tops the case tally with 23,177 cases and 418 deaths, followed by Jammu district with 20,772 cases and 302 deaths.
Till date, 7.90 lakh people have been enlisted for observation – 20,353 in home quarantine, 4,908 in isolation, and 33,671 under home surveillance. Besides, 7.30 lakh people have completed their surveillance period.
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By Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:54 PM IST
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By Siddharth Gadkari
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:50 PM IST
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PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:48 PM IST
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PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:40 PM IST
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PTI, Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:32 PM IST
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By Joydeep Thakur, Hindustan Times, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:15 PM IST
- A senior official of the West Bengal government said on Saturday that that the state had set a target to vaccinate 20,700 health workers on the first day.
After rebellion, TMC MP Satabdi Roy made party’s Bengal vice-president
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:17 PM IST
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PTI, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 02:55 PM IST
The health department official, who is also a prominent doctor, said the experts are examining her condition as of now, and the analysis might take some time.
Uttarakhand BJP forms 5-member panel to prepare for 2022 assembly polls
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Dehradun
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 02:54 PM IST
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Uddhav Thackeray vows to incorporate 'Karnataka-occupied areas' into Maharashtra
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 02:28 PM IST
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By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 01:41 PM IST
- The Central Railway introduced 10 AC local trains between CSMT and Kalyan railway stations on the slow railway line corridor. They are operated from Monday to Saturday.
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By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Patna
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 01:19 PM IST
- The DGP said the police had got some important clues after interrogating several persons and is expecting to work the case out, soon. The DGP also said that contract killers were employed to kill Rupesh Kumar.
Aurangabad is Sambhajinagar for us and will remain so, says Sanjay Raut
ANI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 01:02 PM IST
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HC directs CBI court to adjourn Manesar land case till after February 24
By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 12:47 PM IST
Petitioner SS Dhillon, a former director of the town and country planning department, argued before the high court that the acquisition proceedings were initiated by the industries department and, therefore, his department had no direct role to play.
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By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Patna
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 12:46 PM IST
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