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Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit with a total of 16,54,028 cases, including 43,463 deaths; followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

The total active cases are 6,80,680 after a decrease of 14,829 in the last 24 hours while the total cured cases are 70,16,046 with 67,549 new discharges in the last 24 hours.

A total of 2,154 persons have recovered on Saturday, taking the cumulative Covid-19 recoveries in the State to 1,98,790 with a recovery rate of 89.5 per cent.

The virus is still spreading rapidly worldwide, with over one million deaths and 37 million infections.

"China's total lack of transparency and mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, millions of jobs and left untold economic destruction."

Home to 212 million people, Brazil also counted 734 new deaths Wednesday.

The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, however, also demonstrated that the immunity built up from previous non-SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections does not prevent individuals from getting Covid-19.

Between Sunday and Monday, 50, 598 Covid tests were conducted in the State while reports of another 858 samples are awaited.

The total recoveries have surged to 54,27,706, while there are 9,44,996 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country.