Coronavirus Cases in India: India has the second highest COVID infection count in the world after the US.
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India’s coronavirus count has touched 88.14 lakh with a jump of 41,100 cases in the past 24 hours, government data shows. 447 deaths in the past 24 hours have raised the total Covid-related death count to 1,29,635. 82.05,728 people in the country have recovered since the outbreak in India in January. The country has been reporting a steady decline in its daily coronavirus infections after reaching a peak of about 90,000 cases per day in September. India has the second highest coronavirus infection count in the world after the US.
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Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Interior Minister Amit Shah this week amid rising coronavirus cases, sources said. The Chief Minister is likely to discuss the need for more ICU beds in hospitals. Interior Minister Amit Shah and Arvind Kejriwal have met at least twice in recent months to discuss the coronavirus situation in the national capital.
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Maharashtra, the worst state in India affected by COVID-19, added 4,237 new cases, and the total number of infected people reached 17,44,698.
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Delhi’s Covid daily chart had started rising 12 days ago. In the 24 hours to Nov. 3, the city had posted an increase of 6,725 cases after just a few weeks of low numbers.
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Kerala reported 6,357 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the number of cases to more than 5.20 lakh as deaths rose to 1,848 with 26 more deaths.
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West Bengal reported 3,823 new COVID-19 cases and 53 deaths on Saturday, bringing the count of infections and deaths to 4,28,498 and 7,610, respectively, the health department said.
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Temples and other places of worship will reopen in Maharashtra starting Monday, the state government said, listing coronavirus safety measures such as masks, disinfectants and temperature controls that they will need to follow.
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From the development of indigenous vaccines to new diagnostics at the point of care, India has launched an integrated response to overcome the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
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Johnson & Johnson and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have expanded an agreement to support the next phase of research and development of COVID-19 vaccine candidates, the company said Saturday.
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India, the second worst affected nation in the world and the worst affected in Asia, could have 1 crore out of dozens of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by December, when an inoculation campaign is also likely to begin.
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More than 53 million have been infected worldwide by Covid-19, which is spreading across the Americas and Europe, forcing governments to take more drastic measures despite potential economic devastation.
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