Coronavirus LIVE: Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally nears 800,000-mark

Coronavirus update: India on Wednesday recorded 55,839 cases, taking the tally to 7,706,946. Death toll rose to 116,653. India recorded a test positivity rate of 4.99 per cent, a massive decline from the rate of almost 8 per cent at the start of September. India had recorded a test positivity rate of over 6 per cent throughout last month.
 

Coronavirus vaccine update: Vaccination of Russians against coronavirus was the top priority and more important than export of vaccines, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
 

World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 41,500,769. While 30,901,565 have recovered, 1,135,657 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 8,582,588 cases. It is followed by India, which has 7,706,946 cases, Brazil (5,300,649) and Russia (1,447,335).
 

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