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Coronavirus live updates: India has so far vaccinated 450,000 people. Globally, nearly 96 million people have been infected, of which, 10,572,672 are in India

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	<strong>Coronavirus update updates: </strong>India recorded 10,064 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the lowest daily rise since June 11, 2020, resulting in the total active cases in the country falling below 200,600. The death toll has increased to 152,593. India&#39;s caseload tally stands at 10,582,647. Globally, nearly 96 million people have been infected by the virus. The country continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-wit nations by active cases, according to data from Worldometer.</div>
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	The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (1,990,759), Karnataka (931,997), Andhra Pradesh (885,985), Kerala (847,848), and Tamil Nadu (830,772).</div>
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	A total of 380,000 people have been vaccinated since the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines three days ago, the government said today. Among them, 580 cases of adverse reactions have been observed and seven persons have been hospitalized. Two persons have died also but neither deaths are related to vaccines, the government said.</div>
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	<strong>World coronavirus updates:</strong> Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe, with nearly 96 million infected by the deadly contagion. While 68,593,307 have recovered, 2,048,328 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 24,615,172, followed by India, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom. However, it terms of the total number of active cases, US tops the charts, followed by France, UK, Brazil and Belgium.</div>
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Coronavirus vaccination drive: 380,000 vaccinated so far, no serious adverse events, says health ministry

Three days into the Covid-19 vaccination drive, almost 400,000 healthcare workers have received the shot in 7,700 sessions across the country, according to the health ministry. Even as the numbers have failed to match the government expectation, some 580 adverse events and two deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka kept the authorities busy all of Monday, trying to give out an assurance that the vaccines were safe. <strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/380-000-vaccinated-so-far-no-serious-adverse-events-says-health-ministry-121011801331_1.html" target="_blank">Read on...</a></strong>

US coronavirus catastrophe is Joe Biden's problem now

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	At noon on January 20, 2021, almost a full year after the first coronavirus case was reported in the US, Covid-19 will no longer be Donald Trump&#39;s problem to solve. It will be incoming US president Joe Biden&#39;s.</div>
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	The pandemic&#39;s winter surge is raging, pushing the total death toll towards 400,000 (398,000 lives have already been lost to the virus), deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of the country&#39;s 50 states even as a strong variant is taking hold. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, the new variant is about 50 per cent more contagious than the one that has ravaged the country so far.</div>
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	California, where it all started, became the first state Monday to cross a grim milestone than 3 million coronavirus infections. The state took 292 days to get to 1 million infections on November 11 and just 44 days to sprint to 2 million. California alone accounts for more than 33,600 Covid-19 deaths.</div>