Maharashtra, with 4,259 new cases, remained at the top of the list of most affected Indian states.
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India reported a daily increase of 30,254 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, bringing its count to 98.57 lakhs, data from the Health Ministry showed this morning. The country has a total of 98,57,029 infections, the second highest in the world after the United States, but the daily count has been slowly declining since it peaked in September. In the 24-hour period, India reported 391 deaths related to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 1.43,019. 15,37,11,833 samples have been analyzed as of December 12 and 10,14,434 samples were analyzed on Saturday, according to the ICMR.
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So far, 93.57,464 have recovered from the virus, bringing the national recovery rate to 94.93%, while the COVID-19 fatality rate stands at 1.45%. The number of active COVID-19 cases remained below 4 lakh for the seventh consecutive day.
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With 5,949 cases, Kerala witnessed the highest jump in 24 hours, bringing its Covid count to 6,64,662.
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The southern state was followed by Maharashtra, which recorded 4,259 new cases. Maharashtra is the worst affected state with a count of 18,76,699. Eighty people have died in the state in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 48,139 since the outbreak in January.
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Other states in the top five of the most affected list are Karnataka with 1,203 new cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh (510) and Tamil Nadu (1,218).
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Delhi, meanwhile, recorded 1,935 new cases and 47 deaths related to the disease on Saturday, the lowest single-day death count since Nov.2. The national capital has also experienced a drop in the positivity rate to 2.64 percent.
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People in Kerala will be vaccinated for free when the COVID-19 vaccine is available, Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said yesterday. With this announcement, Kerala joins a growing list of states that have said they would vaccinate people for free, such as Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, ruled by the BJP. The BJP promised free vaccination in Bihar just before the legislative assembly elections in October.
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India will deploy its vast electoral machinery to deliver 600 million doses of Covid vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, said an expert leading the initiative according to the Reuters news agency. .
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Only 100 people are likely to be vaccinated per “session,” the center said in a document exploring the best way to implement the vaccine whenever it is available. The number of people per “session” can reach 200 if logistics permit, he added.
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India’s COVID-19 count had crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, and 40 lakh on September 5. It went from 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, and surpassed 90 lakh on November 20.
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The United States, the world’s hardest-hit country, recorded a record 16 million COVID-19 cases on Saturday afternoon, with deaths approaching 300,000, even as millions of doses of one were expected to begin shipping new vaccine. across the country on Sunday.
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