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Coronavirus live updates: At 1,947,011, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 921,938, Andhra Pradesh 883,210, Tamil Nadu 820,712, and Kerala 778,873
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Last Updated at January 5, 2021 20:57 IST
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Coronavirus update: With 16,278 fresh Covid-19 cases, India's caseload now stands at 10,357,569. The country's death toll is nearing 150,000. With 1,947,011 cases, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 921,938, Andhra Pradesh 883,210, Tamil Nadu 820,712, and Kerala 778,873. The world’s biggest inoculation drive against the coronavirus is set to begin in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, a day after the drugs regulator approved two vaccines — Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and Bharat Biotech’s indigenously developed Covaxin — for restricted emergency use.
Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said they will work together to develop, manufacture and supply the Covid-19 vaccines in India and globally.
World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 86,075,495. While 60,986,026 have recovered, 1,859,645 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 21,338,777 cases, and 361,932 have died from the disease there. It is followed by India, which has 10,357,569 cases, Brazil (7,754,560), Russia (3,260,138), UK (2,713,563).
World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 86,075,495. While 60,986,026 have recovered, 1,859,645 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 21,338,777 cases, and 361,932 have died from the disease there. It is followed by India, which has 10,357,569 cases, Brazil (7,754,560), Russia (3,260,138), UK (2,713,563).
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