Coronavirus LIVE: Mumbai mayor warns of another lockdown amid rise in cases

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 9,121 fresh Covid-19 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Active cases in India stand at 137,866, while the caseload tally has risen to 10,931,492. The country continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 17th among worst-hit nations by active cases. Over 8.7 million beneficiaries have been vaccinated against Covid-19 so far in India.

Maharashtra's daily count remains above 3,000 for the seventh straight day. The state government has termed the situation as "alarming" and warned of "harsh decisions". A meeting has been convened by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai today to take stock of the situation. The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,067,643), Kerala (1,007,019), Karnataka (945,638), Andhra Pradesh (888,899), and Tamil Nadu (845,575).

World coronavirus update: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe, with 109,785,348 infected by the deadly contagion. While 84,337,579 have recovered, 2,421,291 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 28,317,568, 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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