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Covid Pandemic: Why dead bodies were found floating in river Ganga
India continues to be the worldâs worst Covid affected country with Wednesdayâs figure of fresh cases again crossing 3.5 lakhs at 3,62,720. Brazil comes second which reported only 25,200 fresh cases during last 24 hours. For the second consecutive day, the daily death toll in India has crossed 4,000 at 4,136 fatalities.
While the crisis has somewhat eased in metros like Mumbai and Delhi, it has become more acute in Bengaluru. There is much concern over the spread of the pandemic in rural areas of Indiaâs great hinterland. Villages after villages in UP, MP, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are reporting fresh Covid-19 cases.
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Bihar COVID news: 18 students of IIT-Patna test positive
The registrar of IIT Patna said that two students returned to the campus after the Holi holidays on Sunday and tested positive for the virus. Representative photos
Updated: Apr 6, 2021, 05:04 PM IST
As many as 18 students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna, located on the outskirts of the city in the Bihta sub-town, tested positive for COVID-19 even as the second wave is spreading at a rapid pace in Bihar with the state reporting 935 new cases across 38 districts in the last 24 hours. Patna alone accounted for 432 cases.
The registrar of IIT Patna said that two students returned to the campus after the Holi holidays on Sunday and tested positive for the virus.