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Chennai: A six-year study from Chennai shows that acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a sudden blockage in the heart's blood flow that can lead to an attack, is rising sharply among adults as young as 18. Reason: Post-Covid inflammation, poor lifestyle habits and stress.The study, conducted by a team of cardiologists at Tamil Nadu Govt Multi Super Speciality Hospital, was carried out from Jan 2018 to Dec...

New Delhi: A quiet change in stubble burning patterns in large farms of Punjab and Haryana over the past few years means policy decisions to tackle air pollution are being shaped by incomplete information, points out a recent study.A first-of-its-kind multi-satellite assessment, released by International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST), shows that India's official...

NEW DELHI: More than 3,000 cases of dengue and one death due to the vector-borne disease have been recorded in the national capital Delhi in the past six months, according to official data shared by the MCD in the House on Tuesday. In the data shared in a written response, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also said the number of cases recorded in September was the "highest" in the last four...

MUMBAI: The state has confirmed 16 cases of scrub typhus, a bacterial disease spread by infected mite bites, in three districts: Aurangabad, Jalna, and Buldhana. With several states in India grappling with an outbreak of this disease, the Maharashtra public health department has alerted all districts to increase surveillance.Officials say most cases have been identified and treated at Dr Hedgewar...

KOLKATA: The surge in dengue cases in the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) areas of Salt Lake and Rajarhat-Gopalpur continued with 358 new infections reported in the last one week. From January, the 1,391 people have been affected in the BMC areas so far this year. According to civic officials, around eight to 10 cases are being reported from each ward everyday on an average. In the last one...

MUMBAI: The state on Sunday recorded 788 fresh Covid cases - a 45% rise over the previous day. Hospitals in the state must prepare for a mock drill on Monday to check readiness to deal with a potential surge in cases. The Union health ministry directed the mock drill due to a steady rise in cases.On Sunday, active cases in the state reached nearly 4,600, while Mumbai reported an increase to 1,434 cases....

NEW DELHI: Delhi logged 535 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 23.05%, according to data shared by the city government's health department. The city had logged 733 Covid cases -- the highest in more than seven months -- on Friday with a positivity rate of 19.93%. The national capital recorded 620 cases on August 26, 2022. On Thursday, 606 cases were recorded with a positivity...

NEW DELHI: Delhi on Friday recorded 733 fresh Covid cases, the highest in more than seven months, with a positivity rate of 19.93 per cent, according to data shared by the city government's health department.The health bulletin said two more Covid-positive people died in the city. However, "Covid finding was incidental", it added. The national capital had recorded 620 cases on August 26. On Thursday,...

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 07, 2023, 08:02:39 ISTDaily City News Updates Tamil Nadu reported 273 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, including 98 cases in Chennai, taking the active cases tally in the state to 1,366. Key epidemic indicators including test positivity rate and hospitalisation numbers have been increasing with the spike in new cases.Until Tuesday, less than 20 people were admitted to...

NEW DELHI: For the second consecutive day, the fresh Covid-19 count in the national capital crossed the 500 mark on Wednesday. According to the daily health bulletin shared by Delhi government, the city logged 509 fresh cases from 1,918 samples tested, with a positivity rate of 26.5%.On Tuesday, the city reported 521 cases, the highest single-day rise since August 27 last year, from 3,331 cases. The...