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Coronavirus live updates: Among states with a rapid surge in infections, Maharashtra reported 62194 cases, Karnataka 49058 cases, Kerala 42464 cases, UP 26780 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus live updates: India has recorded over 412,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day, taking its cumulative caseload to 21,491,598. On Friday, the country recorded 414,188 cases and 3,918 deaths, according to MoHFW. India now has 3.65 million active cases.

The Supreme Court Thursday said the country needs to be prepared for the third wave of COVID-19 which experts say could be more harmful, especially for children, and emphasised upon the need to create buffer stock of oxygen. It asked the Centre not to reduce oxygen supply to Delhi from 700MT till further orders.

Maharashtra reported 62,194 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases and 920 deaths, followed by Karnataka (49,058), Kerala (42,464), Uttar Pradesh (26,780), Tamil Nadu (24,898), Delhi (20,000) in the past 24 hours.

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (4,942,736), Kerala (1,743,932), Karnataka (1,741,046), Uttar Pradesh (1,425,919), and Tamil Nadu (1,297,500).

World coronavirus update: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 156,672,849 infected by the deadly contagion. While 134,855,280 have recovered, 3,269,034 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 33,367,812, followed by India, Brazil, France and Turkey. However, in the past seven days, India has added the highest number of fresh cases at 2,702,756, followed by the Brazil (412,657) and US (335,620).

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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 54,022 new coronavirus cases

Maharashtra reports 54,022 new coronavirus cases, 37,386 recoveries and 898 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: West Bengal records new 19,216 cases

West Bengal records new 19,216 coronavirus cases, 17,780 recoveries and 112 deaths in the past 24 hours; case tally at 954,282 and active cases at 124,098, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: UP sees 28,076 new cases

Uttar Pradesh reports 28,076 new coronavirus cases, 33,117 discharges and 372 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka reports 48,781 new cases

Karnataka reports 48,781 new coronavirus cases, 592 deaths and 28,623 discharges in the last 24 hours; case tally at 1,838,885, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Andhra Pradesh reports 17,188 new cases

Andhra Pradesh reports 17,188 new coronavirus cases, 12,749 recoveries and 73 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Karnataka lockdown | Inter-state and Intra-state movement of vehicles allowed only in cases of emergencies

Karnataka lockdown | Inter-state and Intra-state movement of passenger vehicles allowed only in cases of emergencies

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Coronavirus LIVE: Curfew has not yielded expected results, says Karnataka CM

Curfew has not yielded expected results in reducing infection and death rate, says Karnataka CM. All hotels, pubs, bars, industries to remain closed. Essential goods will be available between 6-10 am.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka CM says there is an alarming rise in cases

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa says there is an alarming rise in Covid cases and related fatalities

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Coronavirus LIVE: Not even a single person will be allowed after 10 am, says Karnataka CM

Eateries, meat shops and vegetable shops can operate from 6-10 am; not even a single person will be allowed after 10 am, says Karnataka CM. He says the decision on lockdown is temporary and urges migrants to not leave the state

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Coronavirus LIVE: Goa reports 4,195 fresh cases

Goa reports 4,195 fresh coronavirus cases, 56 deaths and 2,175 recoveries in the past 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: 26,465 new cases in Tamil Nadu

Coronavirus LIVE: 26,465 new cases, 197 deaths and 22,381 discharges reported in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

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First Published: May 07 2021 | 6:59 AM IST