Covid LIVE: Karnataka sees 1,386 new cases; active cases below 35,000-mark

Corona updates: India has recorded a drop of 37,154 fresh cases taking the total caseload to 30,874,376, according to MOHFW. The death count increased to 408,764 with 724 new fatalities, the data showed. 

Kerala reported 12,220 new infections, Maharashtra 8,535, followed by Tamil Nadu (2,775), Karnataka (1,978), Andhra Pradesh (2,665) and Delhi (53).

From the northeastern states, Assam reported 1,579 new cases and Manipur 911.

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (61,57,799), Kerala (3,065,336), Karnataka (2,871,298), Tamil Nadu (2,518,786), and Andhra Pradesh (1,922,843).

World coronavirus update: Covid-19 is continuing to spread around the world, with 187,617,639 confirmed cases and 4,048,919 deaths across nearly 200 countries recorded since China reported its first cases in December 2019. The US remains the worst-hit country with 34,732,753 cases, followed by India, Brazil, France and Russia. 

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