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Ayodhya priest, 16 policemen test COVID-19 positive ahead of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

July 30, 2020, 6:02 PM

Nation Next Newsroom | Ayodhya

Ayodhya (Representational Image)

Ayodhya (Representational Image)

Acharya Pradeep Das, assistant to the chief priest of Ram Janmanbhoomi temple in Ayodhya and 16 policemen on duty at the site have tested positive for COVID-19. It is to be noted that a ?bhoomi pujan? ceremony for the temple is scheduled to be held at the site on August 5. The ceremony is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with 200 other guests.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had visited the site a week back to review the preparations for the event on August 5. Some pictures and videos, which have gone viral, show Acharya Pradeep Das standing next to the CM during a ritual. Chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das can also be seen standing next to the men.

As per reports, the event will go on as per schedule and safety measures pertaining to COVID-19 will be maintained.

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Active COVID cases near 30,000 mark in Nagpur

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4 years ago

January 25, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally, on Tuesday, January 25, reached 5,43,064 (till 5 pm) as 4028 (972 from rural and 2956 from city) new cases were recorded in a single day.

Also, active COVID cases, as on Tuesday, could be seen inching closer to 30,000 mark in the district.

Six people lost their lives (one from rural and five from city) on Tuesday. Till now, 10,183 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the district. Total tests taken were 11,377.

While patients who recovered on Tuesday were 2519, the total number of recovered patients stood at 503729.

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Nagpur reports 90 COVID cases in past 24 hours

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4 years ago

January 2, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally on Sunday, January 2 reached 4,94,193 (till 5 pm) as 90 (73 city, nine rural) more people tested positive for the virus.

Also, five patients recovered on Sunday taking the number of recoveries to 4,83,664.

Till now, 10123 people have lost their lives due to COVID in the district. As of now, there are 406 active COVID patients in the district.

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ALARMING! Nagpur reports 88 COVID cases in past 24 hours

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4 years ago

December 31, 2021

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur registered 88 (81 from city) new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, December 31. Nagpur previously had recorded as minimum as six cases on December 24.