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Coronavirus LIVE: India's active cases fall below 900,000 after a month

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,493,884 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 730,000, Karnataka 679,356, Tamil Nadu 640,943 and UP 427,459. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

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A health worker collects a nasal sample from a girl at a Mohalla Clinic to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the spread of the disease, at Greater Kailash in New Delhi on Wednesday
The number of active Covid-19 cases in the country has fallen below the nine lakh-mark for the first time in a month and it comprises merely 12.94 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

The declining trend of the percentage of active cases is commensurately supported by the rising percentage of recovered cases. Recoveries in India have exceeded new cases for three continuous weeks, it said.

"Presently, the active cases stand at 8,93,592 and comprise merely 12.94 per cent of the total positive cases of the country, demonstrating a steady falling percentage of the total cases," the ministry said.

Coronavirus update: India on Friday registered over 70,496 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 6,906,152 and the death toll reached 106,490. Delhi needs to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh cases of coronavirus per day taking into account the upcoming winter season-related respiratory problems, large influx of patients from outside and festive gatherings, a report drafted by the NCDC has warned.

Coronavirus vaccine update: World Health Organization has urged countries to plan for efficient roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they are available. Recently, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had said that we may have a vaccine for Covid-19 by the end of this year, without elaborating.

World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 36,738,690. While 27,559,622 have recovered, 1,064,373 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 7,833,764 cases.

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