Day: April 24, 2020

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

Singapore reports 897 new coronavirus cases, 853 are foreign workers

11:59 pm April 24, 2020

Singapore: The Singapore Health Ministry on Friday said 853 foreign workers from packed housing dormitories were among the 897 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections to 12,075 in the island nation. A total of 853 of Friday’s cases were work permit holders residing in dormitories and another 19 were work permit […]

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France fast-tracks citizenship for foreign virus fighters

UK’s COVID-19 death toll at 19,506 with 684 hospital deaths

11:54 pm April 24, 2020

London: The UK’s coronavirus death toll stood at 19,506 after 684 hospital deaths were reported on Friday. While the new toll is higher on the previous day’s total of 18,738 by 768, the discrepancy of 84 is down to unreported deaths from Thursday by one health board in Wales. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, who […]

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J&K govt declares entire Kashmir except Bandipora 'red zone' amid rising COVID-19 cases

20 new COVID-19 cases in J-K, tally rises to 454

11:40 pm April 24, 2020

Srinagar: The number of coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday climbed to 454 as 20 more people tested positive for the infection in the Union territory, officials said. All of the fresh cases were reported from the Kashmir division, they said. “Twenty new cases were reported today (Friday) and all are from the […]

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Have augmented number of ICU beds, AAP govt to HC

394 new cases in Maharashtra, count 6,817; 18 deaths

11:35 pm April 24, 2020

Mumbai: With 394 people testing positive on Friday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra reached 6,817. Eighteen patients died during the day, taking the death toll due to the pandemic to 301, a health official said. 117 patients were discharged from hospitals following recovery across the state. Coronavirus figures for Maharashtra, thus, are […]

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13 fresh COVID-19 cases in Telangana

11:30 pm April 24, 2020

Hyderabad: Thirteen fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Telangana on Friday while the number of active cases was 663, state Health minister E Rajender said. With the fresh cases, the tally of positive cases has risen to 983, he told reporters here. No death occurred on Friday and the number of people who succumbed […]

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