India logs record 4,205 covid deaths in 24 hours, 3.48 lakh new cases
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May 12, 2021
New Delhi, May 12: India on Wednesday saw its highest rise in single-day Covid-19 deaths while new infections increased compared to the previous day but have remained off record highs for three days now.
The single-day rise in new coronavirus infections in India is at 3,48,421 taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 2,33,40,938, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday at 8 am.
The death toll climbed to 2,54,197 with 4,205 fresh fatalities, the highest so far.
After registering a steady rise for two months, the active cases have reduced to 37,04,099 comprising 16.16 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.75 per cent.
Popular Malayalam TV journalist Vipin Chandh, 42, dies of covid
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May 9, 2021
Kochi, May 9: Television journalist Vipin Chandh, the chief reporter of Manorama News here, died of COVID-19 related complications in the city early on Sunday, his family said. He was 42 and is survived by his wife and child.
Chandh, who was very active in reporting even during the second wave of the pandemic, had tested positive for the virus two weeks ago and was in home quarantine.
Later, he was admitted to a private hospital in the neighbourhood. When his condition deteriorated after an attack of pneumonia, he was shifted to a better medical facility in Kochi, where he died at 2 am on Sunday.
Kangana Ranaut tests covid positive, says will ‘destroy and demolish’ the virus
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Bollywood actress and hardline BJP supporter Kangana Ranaut said she has tested positive for Covid-19.
The 34-year-old actor, whose Twitter account was permanently suspended for repeated violations of rules earlier this week, shared her diagnosis on Instagram.
Kangana Ranaut on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of her trip to Himachal Pradesh. The 34-year-old actor, whose Twitter account was permanently suspended for repeated violations of rules earlier this week, shared her diagnosis on Instagram. I have quarantined myself, I had no idea this virus is having a party in my body, she wrote.
Kerala Congress (B) chairman R Balakrishna Pillai passes away
Balakrishna Pillai passed away a day after his son and former minister KB Ganesh Kumar won the assembly polls from Pathanapuram constituency.
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KOLLAM: R Balakrishna Pillai, founder of Kerala Congress (B) and former minister, died at the age of 86. He breathed his last at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday morning.
He was admitted in a private hospital in Kottarakkara last Wednesday following breathing difficulties, and was later shifted to a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram when his condition worsened.
He passed away a day after his son and former minister KB Ganesh Kumar won the assembly polls from Pathanapuram constituency.