Coronavirus LIVE: Recovery at 6.3 times the active cases, says Health Min

Coronavirus update: India on Wednesday registered 78,809 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 6,832,988. With 960 fatalities in 24 hours, India's death toll reached 105,551. According to a World Bank report, more than 150 million people may fall into extreme poverty throughout the world by 2021 as a result of the economic contraction caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. 
 

Coronavirus vaccine update: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given its permission for conducting Phase-I human clinical trial for an "antisera" that was developed by injecting inactivated SARS-CoV-2 in horses and can be a potential coronavirus treatment.
 

World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 36,381,183. While 27,402,045 have recovered, 1,059,996 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 7,776,224 cases. It is followed by India, which has 6,832,988 cases, Brazil (5,002,357) and Russia (1,248,619).
 

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