In Maharashtra COVID-19 tally has crossed the 33-lakh mark, while the death toll in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) zoomed past the 21,000-mark with over 30 lakh people under quarantine, reported sources.
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According to a new study by Georgia Tech & Aerosol Science, it has been concluded that Fabric layers and material choice have a huge impact on COVID-19 masks
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A new study from Georgia Tech found that wearing a face mask can shield you and others from COVID-19, but the number of fabric layers and the type of cloth used can have a huge impact on the risk of exposure.
Nga Lee (Sally) Ng, who is an associate professor and Tanner Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, said that the filtration efficiency of submicron particles moving through a variety of materials was calculated in this analysis. A human hair is approximately 50 microns in diameter, while 1 millimetre is 1,000 microns. She explained, A submicron particle can stay in the air for hours and
With 72,330 new COVID-19 cases, total COVID-19 cases cross 1.2 crore mark in India ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 23:58 IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): As India reported 72,330 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hours, the total cases of COVID-19 infection crossed the 1.2 crore mark on Thursday.
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that there are 5,84,055 active cases in the nation as of now. The country reported 459 new deaths taking the death toll to 1,62,927.
Maharashtra on Thursday continued to report the highest number of daily cases in the country.
Maharashtra reports 43,183 new COVID-19 cases, 32,641 recoveries, 249 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu reports 759 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths ANI | Updated: Mar 14, 2021 21:22 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 14 (ANI): Tamil Nadu reported 759 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Sunday evening.
With the fresh COVID-19 cases, the total number of cases in the state now stands at 8,59,726.
The state also recorded four deaths in the said period, taking the death toll to 12,547, the department said.
While 547 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, there are still 4,870 active COVID cases in Tamil Nadu.
The total COVID recoveries in the state stand at 8,42,309.
According to the department, the total number of RT-PCR tests conducted in the state till now stands at 1,82,84,550. (ANI)
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 14 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 16,620 new COVID-19 cases and 50 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Sunday evening. With this, the cumulative count of the cases in the state reached 23,14,413.