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Coronavirus live update: India recorded 12,143 fresh Covid-19 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The country reported net increase in active Covid cases for a third straight day to 139,637. The caseload tally stands at 10,916,589. The country continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 17th among worst-hit nations by active cases.

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,064,278), Kerala (1,004,135), Karnataka (945,270), Andhra Pradesh (888,869), and Tamil Nadu (845,120).

Nearly 8.5 million beneficiaries vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country so far, according to the Union Health Ministry.
 

World coronavirus update: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe, with nearly 109.4 million infected by the deadly contagion. While 81,612,088 have recovered, 2,410,914 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 28,260,839, followed by India, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom. However, it terms of the total number of active cases, US tops the charts, followed by France, UK, Brazil and Belgium.

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