Death Toll

Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 | Last Update : 06:38 PM IST

Demonstrators take party in a rally advertised as a Law and Order Rally that was also supporting President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Record spike in virus cases in US as states push ahead with reopening

Many state health officials partly attribute the increase to gatherings over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in late May

15 Jun 2020 10:24 AM

Government officials seal shut a barber shop for not observing the standard operating procedures issued by the Pakistan government to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP)

Pakistan puts foot down on safety breaches as coronavirus cases top 100,000

Pakistan has been setting records for the number of new daily infections over the last 10 days, partly reflecting increased testing

08 Jun 2020 3:53 PM

A total of 375,070 deaths have been registered across the globe from 6,258,474 cases. (AP Photo)

Global coronavirus death toll tops 3,75,000

United States recorded most deaths, with 105,160, ahead of Britain with 39,045, Italy with 33,475, Brazil with 29,937 and France at 28,833

02 Jun 2020 1:23 PM

Crematorium workers wearing personal protective equipment as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, push a corpse into the oven of its crematorium at Sao Francisco Xavier cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AFP)

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses Spain's

Brazil is second in the number of confirmed cases, though trailing far behind the United States which has 1.7 million infections

30 May 2020 11:02 AM

A health staff member instructs patients to stop as Seine-Saint-Denis French department inhabitants wait to be tested for the novel coronavirus Covid-19 at a free mobile testing site in Clichy-sous-Bois. (AFP)

Patient tally continues to fall in France

Two weeks after lifting lockdown, France had an increase of 0.2%, below the average 0.3% increase of the past seven days in new virus cases

24 May 2020 3:43 PM

Cyclone Amphan toll rises to 85 in Bengal; protests over electric, water supply. (PTI Photo)

Cyclone Amphan death toll rises to 85 in Bengal, residents protest over basic needs

People in various parts of Kolkata staged protests and blockades since Friday night demanding immediate resumption of power and water supply

23 May 2020 3:33 PM

A caretaker fix the face mask of a resident of the public shelter Stella Maris as they wait seated respecting social distance while Brazil's Armed Forces soldiers disinfect the place. (AFP)

Virus hits young people harder in Brazil

A closer look at the data from Brazil raises questions about the widely held idea that COVID-19 is mainly dangerous for the elderly

22 May 2020 12:53 PM

Record jump of 5,242 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs, tally reaches 96,169; death toll touches 3,029. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus tally in India nears 1 lakh, deaths cross 3,000

A record jump of 5,242 cases in the last 24 hours

18 May 2020 10:48 AM

Covid19 death toll rises to 2,293, total cases at 70,756 in India. (PTI Photo)

India's covid19 infections cross 70,000-mark, death toll rises to 2,293

Of the 2,293 deaths, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of fatalities at 868

12 May 2020 10:52 AM

Medical staffers walk in hall leading to the COVID-19 emergency ward of the Santo Spirito hospital, in Rome. (AP)

Italy tops 30,000 coronavirus deaths

Compared to Italy, only United States and Britain have seen more deaths from the virus

09 May 2020 3:43 PM

Family members watch as cemetery workers place into a niche a coffin with the remains of person suspected to have died from coronavirus, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil emerges as next big coronavirus hotspot

New cases rose roughly 9.2% over the last 24 hours, while deaths increased roughly 7.8%

07 May 2020 12:58 PM

Health workers seen inside the premises of Max Hospital, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Coronavirus infects 90k frontline healthworkers across the globe

International Council of Nurses reveal the disease has killed more than 260 nurses, as per data from 30 countries

07 May 2020 12:38 PM

Corazzieri Guards wearing protective face masks, as they place a wreath at the monument commemorating those killed at work, as people keep away from May Day (May 1) workers celebrations during the country's lockdown. (Photo taken in Rome and released by the Presidential Quirinale Palace press office)

Italy begins to emerge from world's longest nationwide lockdown

Italy's staggered reopening is complicated by a highly decentralised system that allows the country's 20 regions to layer on their own rules

04 May 2020 8:50 AM

Police officers stand guard outside the Lal mosque which is sealed as its cleric denies a government-imposed nationwide lockdown to help contain the spread of the coronavirus in Islamabad. (AP)

Pakistan sees highest single day spike in covid cases

Pakistan's coronavirus tally records 19,52 new cases; death toll raised to 440

03 May 2020 1:52 PM

An Indian Navy helicopter (unseen) throws rose petals on the INHS Asvini (Indian Naval Hospital Ship) staff to pay tribute to all those involved in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai. (AFP)

Coronavirus global death toll hits 2,40,000

The United States has the highest number of total deaths with 65,645 out of 1,121,414 cases.

03 May 2020 12:20 PM

A medical worker takes a swab to test for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 from a visitor to a drive-in testing facility at the Chessington World of Adventures Resort, in Chessington. (AFP)

UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe

United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll rose by 621 on Saturday to a total of 28,131 as of May 1

03 May 2020 11:04 AM

Medical staff from Britain's NHS (National Health Service) in scrubs walk outside the ExCeL London exhibition centre, which has been transformed into the "NHS Nightingale" field hospital in London. (AFP)

Britain hits coronavirus testing target as death toll leaps again

Johnson and his government have been criticised for not stepping up testing, and also for moving slowly on bringing in the lockdown

02 May 2020 1:36 PM

'So what?' says Bolsonaro on 5000 corona deaths in Brazil

The far-right leader's off-the-cuff comment has been sparking anger among the public

02 May 2020 12:28 PM

A medical worker wearing protective equipment looks through the window at arriving ambulances at the Pokrovskaya hospital in St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP)

Russia reports record spike in daily Covid cases after PM's infection

The nationwide case tally rose by 7,933 cases and now stands at 114,431, while the official overall death toll stands at 1,169

02 May 2020 10:28 AM

A healthcare worker applauds in return as she and her colleagues are cheered on outside the Gregorio Maranon Hospital in Madrid. (AFP)

Spain sees further dip in daily virus death toll

This is the fifth straight day that the number of daily deaths has hovered around 300, with the lowest figure since March 20

30 Apr 2020 4:20 PM

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