Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,339,232 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 675,674, Tamil Nadu 580,000, Karnataka 576,000, and UP 387,000. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

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	<strong>Coronavirus update</strong>: India on Sunday saw over 80,000 new Covid-19 cases, a notch less than the average daily additions since last month. Total caseload currently stands at 6,073,348. The country has added over 1,000 deaths daily for 28 days. Death toll now stands at 95,162. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the findings of the soon-to-be-released second sero survey indicated that India was still far from achieving any kind of herd immunity. Warning against complacency, Vardhan said that the second sero survey findings make it necessary for everyone to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.</div>
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	<strong>Coronavirus vaccine update</strong>: Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India, which is conducting trials of Covid vaccine candidates ahead of mass production, took to Twitter to highlight challenges in vaccine production and distribution in the country. &quot;Quick question: will the Government of India have 80,000 crores available over the next one year? Because that is what the Ministry of Health needs to buy and distribute the vaccine to everyone in India. This is the next concerning challenge we need to tackle,&quot; Poonawalla said.</div>
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	<strong>World coronavirus update:</strong> The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 33,376,365. While&nbsp;24,687,001 have recovered,&nbsp;1,003,353 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has&nbsp;7,321,343 cases. It is followed by India, which has&nbsp;6,087,454 cases, Brazil (4,732,309) and Russia (1,151,438).</div>
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Karnataka coroanvirus update: Covid tally past 575,000

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	With 9,543 new cases across the state, Karnataka&#39;s Covid tally shot up to 575,566, including 104,724 active cases so far.</div>
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	&quot;As 6,522 recovered during the last 24 hours, 462,241 patients have been discharged till date across the southern state,&quot; said the state health bulletin on Sunday.</div>
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	The death toll also increased to 8,582 so far with 79 more succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours.</div>

Coronavirus India update: India's total recoveries cross 5-million mark

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Uttar Pradesh coronavirus update: Adityanath directs officials to intensify surveillance, contact tracing

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	Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the state, especially in 16 districts where more than 100 cases have been reported within a week, on Sunday.</div>
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	As per the official release, the Chief Minister directed the officials to intensify surveillance and contact tracing in order to keep COVID positivity rate below five per cent and the death rate below one per cent in the state. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/adityanath-directs-officials-to-intensify-surveillance-contact-tracing-120092800044_1.html" target="_blank">Read on...</a></div>