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Coronavirus live updates: Mumbai surpassed it's record with 5,513 new infections and Pune reported 7,090 cases in the last 24 hours. Stay tuned for corona-related news

A medic takes swab samples from passengers for COVID-19 tests, at Jammu Railway station

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	<strong>Coronavirus live updates:</strong> India saw a huge spike of 62,258&nbsp;fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to MoHFW, taking the country&#39;s tally to 11,908,910 total infections. With active cases soaring to 452,647, India is now the 6th-worst hit country. The death toll from the deadly infection jumped to 161,275. Coronavirus cases in the country are rising at a rate not seen since May last year, indicating that India&rsquo;s second wave may be worse than the first wave despite the ongoing vaccination drive. Meanwhile, Delhi on Friday recorded another single-day spike in its daily coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tally with 1,534 fresh cases. Maharashtra recorded 26,902 cases. Mumbai surpassed its record with 5,513 new infections and Pune reported 7,090 cases in the last 24 hours.</div>
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	The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,600,833), Kerala (1,111,897), Karnataka (978,478), Andhra Pradesh (895,879), and Tamil Nadu (873,219).</div>
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	<strong>World coronavirus update:</strong> Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 126,672,902 infected by the deadly contagion. While 102,141,528 have recovered, 2,778,766 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 30,848,093, followed by Brazil, India, Russia and France. However, it terms of the total number of active cases, US tops the charts, followed by France, Brazil, Belgium, Italy and India.</div>

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	&#39;We have supplied more vaccines globally than having vaccinated our own people&#39;: India tells UN</div>
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	The second wave of Covid-19 cases in Nagpur has brought familiar challenges in its wake: Hospitals are stretched and businesses have been hit. But Dr Rajan Barokar sees another worrying trend each time he scans the daily admission list at Kingsway Hospitals, the largest private tertiary care hospital in Nagpur.<a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/the-second-wave-many-under-40s-on-long-list-of-covid-19-patients-in-nagpur-121032700066_1.html?1616811801" target="_blank"> Read on...</a></div>

France reports 41,869 new coronavirus cases, 897 deaths in past 24 hours

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	For the second day in a row, France&#39;s health authorities on Friday reported a daily increase of over 40,000 coronavirus cases and the deaths of 897 people, including 594 in retirement homes.</div>
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	In the past 24 hours, 41,869 new infections were confirmed, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4,465,956, second only to the United Kingdom in Europe.</div>
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	Since January 2020, a total of 94,275 people have lost their lives to respiratory disease in France.</div>
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	The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 stood at 27,242 on Friday, with 206 new admissions reported in the past 24 hours. This included 4,766 serious cases that needed life support -- 57 more than a day earlier.</div>

WHO urges countries to donate 10m Covid-19 vaccine doses 'immediately' to Covax, reports AFP

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	WHO urges countries to donate 10m Covid-19 vaccine doses &#39;immediately&#39; to Covax, reports AFP.</div>
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