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A health worker prepares for the dry run for the Covid vaccine at Government Hospital Sarwal in Jammu on Saturday.(PTI)

J&K logged 10,747 cases, 189 deaths in December; lowest in 6 months

Hindustan Times/Jammu | By Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar

UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 12:43 AM IST

This is also the first time in six months that monthly fatalities due to the disease were below 200.

India on Thursday recorded five new cases of mutated coronavirus disease pushing the total cases count to 25, the health ministry said.(REUTERS)

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UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 12:56 PM IST

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The department reported that 3,171 patients were discharged on Thursday taking the final count of such cases to over 18.04 lakh.(REUTERS)

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Pune district reports 618 fresh cases, five Covid deaths

Hindustan Times, Pune | By HT Correspondent

PUBLISHED ON DEC 25, 2020 04:49 PM IST

The district has reported 3.63 lakh Covid-19 cases of which 3.4 lakh have recovered, 7,713 have been reported dead and 13,639 are active cases

The Covid death toll in the district stands at, 7,717; 17,593 active cases are undergoing treatment in hospitals or are in home isolation(HT PHOTO)

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Pune reports 638 fresh cases, seven deaths on Sunday

Hindustan Times, Pune | By HT Correspondent

PUBLISHED ON DEC 21, 2020 05:33 PM IST

The district has reported 3.66 lakh Covid-19 cases, of which 3.41 lakh have recovered

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IIT Madras tally at 191 positive cases, six cases in neighbouring Anna University

Hindustan Times, Chennai | By Divya Chandrababu

UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 08:38 PM IST

Eight more students on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus at IIT-Madras taking the total number of cases to 191 from December 1 up to now. The premier institution reported sporadic cases earlier in the month which eventually turned into Covid-19 cluster.

Officials said 166 people tested positive in Kashmir and 185 in Jammu(HT File Photo)

12 deaths, 351 fresh cases in J&K

By HT Correspondent, Srinagar

UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 01:20 AM IST

With 608 persons discharged on Monday, as many as 99,827 people have recovered in the UT so far, taking the recovery rate to 93.38%, the highest so far, and leaving 5,431 active cases.

Haryana reports 2,666 fresh cases, 25 deaths

Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent

UPDATED ON NOV 22, 2020 01:14 AM IST

Of the fresh cases, the maximum 939 were reported from the hardest-hit Gurgaon district

Kalka police registered a case under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, on Thursday, after woman tried to destroy her foetus using an abortion kit.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Case under MTP Act registered in Kalka

Hindustan Times, Panchkula | By HT Correspondent, Panchkula

UPDATED ON NOV 20, 2020 12:52 AM IST

A woman who was six to seven weeks pregnant tried to induce abortion through a kit her husband had bought from a friend

Himachal records highest single-day spike of 711 cases

Hindustan times/Shimla | By HT Correspondent, Dharamshala

UPDATED ON NOV 10, 2020 12:13 AM IST

9 more deaths, 512 cases recorded in J&K

Hindustan Times/Jammu | By Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar

UPDATED ON NOV 04, 2020 07:01 PM IST

Officials said 326 people tested positive in Kashmir and 186 in Jammu; seven people succumbed to the disease in Jammu and two in Kashmir.

2 deaths, 332 cases reported in Himachal

Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh

UPDATED ON OCT 29, 2020 12:29 AM IST

205 patients recovered, taking the total recoveries to 18,179

Rajeev Arora, additional chief secretary, health, Haryana(HT Photo)

Cases have plateaued, focus now on vulnerable groups: Rajeev Arora

Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent

UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 04:42 PM IST

Additional chief secretary, health, Haryana, says testing has not gone down much as the government is still testing about 25,000 people daily

Shimla records highest Covid deaths, govt anticipates rise in cases in winter

Hindustan Times/Shimla | By Gaurav Bisht, Shimla

UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 12:23 AM IST

Till date, Shimla has recorded 64 deaths, , its fatality rate is almost 3%

J&K records lowest number of fresh cases in 3 months

Hindustan Times/Srinagar | By Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar

UPDATED ON OCT 26, 2020 06:49 PM IST

The UT recorded 364 fresh coronavirus infections, 217 people tested positive in Kashmir and 147 in Jammu

Eight deaths, 532 more cases reported in J&K

Hindustan Times/Srinagar | By HT Correspondent, Srinagar

UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 07:25 PM IST

Chandigarh’s Covid toll crosses 200 mark; 169 new cases in tricity

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondents, Chandigarh

UPDATED ON OCT 16, 2020 01:01 AM IST

As many as 39 deaths have been reported in October so far, taking the death tally to 201

Shekhar Suman says he has full faith in our judicial system and hopes that justice will prevail.

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Shekhar Suman on developments around Sushant Singh Rajput’s case: We should maintain dignity in his death and stop vilifying his image

Hindustan Times | By Shreya Mukherjee, New Delhi

UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 02:55 PM IST

Actor Shekhar Suman shares that in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case he feels there is something more to it but nothing can be proven without evidence.

The crime scene at Sector 9 in Chandigarh on Sunday night.(HT Photo)

Second case of firing in city within 24 hours, TikTok star hurt

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh

UPDATED ON OCT 12, 2020 11:11 PM IST

Was talking on mobile phone outside Eskobar in Sector 9 when he was fired upon allegedly by a man from Ludhiana

The fact that BJP’s Hathras MP Rajvir Diler belongs to the same Dalit sub caste of Valmiki as the victim has led to some viewing his sympathy for the victim in a different light.(PTI Photo/Representative)

Hathras case exposes rift among local BJP leaders; its Rajvir vs Rajvir

Hindustan Times, Agra/Lucknow | By Hemendra Chaturvedi and Manish Chandra Pandey | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

UPDATED ON OCT 11, 2020 08:23 AM IST

The Hathras case has led to a sharp divide in opinions and brought the caste differences to the fore.

A medical worker in PPE plays with a child of woman recovering inside a quarantine centre in New Delhi.(REUTERS FILE)

Active Covid-19 cases hit first-ever plateau in India

Hindustan Times | By Jamie Mullick

UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2020 06:48 AM IST

This is the first time since the start of the pandemic that the total number of active cases in the country have seen a sustained decline

A health worker collects a man's swab sample to test for Covid-19 at a government hospital in Jammu on Thursday.(AP)

J&K records 17 deaths, 1,093 fresh cases

Hindustan Times | By Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar

UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2020 12:45 AM IST

As many as 401 people tested positive in Kashmir, including 10 travellers, while 692 cases were reported from Jammu, of which five were travellers.

A healthcare worker announces to people to get their rapid antigen tests done during a door-to-door survey for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakhan village in the western state of Gujarat.(REUTERS)

India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 6.2 million mark with 80,472 fresh cases, 1,179 new fatalities

By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai

UPDATED ON SEP 30, 2020 03:17 PM IST

Health ministry’s bulletin on Wednesday showed 9,40,441 active cases in the country, which account for 15.42 per cent of the total cases India has seen so far.

Haryana logs 1,562 new cases, 25 deaths

Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh

UPDATED ON SEP 30, 2020 12:45 AM IST

The fresh infections have pushed the cumulative number of cases to 1,26,974

Smoke rises from straw stubble being burnt in a field after the paddy harvest. Farmers not using the Super Straw Management System (SMS) that chops the paddy residue and mixes it with earth to make mulch will be fined, the Mohali district administration announced on Tuesday.(HT Photo)

Stubble burning: Farmers not using straw managing machines to face criminal cases, Rs50,000 to Rs1 lakh fines

Hindustan Times, Mohali | By HT Correspondent, Mohali

PUBLISHED ON SEP 29, 2020 11:39 PM IST

Fines of Rs 50,000 will be charged for first time violation, Rs. 75,000 for the second violation and Rs 1 lakh the third time

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab from a police officer for a rapid antigen test.(Reuters Photo)

Covid 19 cases, fatalities rise in Rajkot, triggering self-imposed lockdown

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

UPDATED ON SEP 18, 2020 09:25 PM IST

Rajkot officials have denied there was any attempt to hide real death figures due to Covid 19.

Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur addressing the House during the monsoon session in Shimla on Tuesday.(HT Photo)

Question hour: 87 cases pending under Section 118 of HP Land Tenancy Act

Hindustan Times/Shimla | By HT Correspondent, Shimla

UPDATED ON SEP 16, 2020 12:37 AM IST

Jawalamukhi MLA Ramesh Dhawala had asked whether land purchasing procedure had been simplified for establishing industries and how many cases had been accepted under Section 118