7.35 am: The ICMR’s estimates for the prevalence and fatality rate of the disease do not tally with what we know of the coronavirus in Ind...

7.35 am: The ICMR’s estimates for the prevalence and fatality rate of the disease do not tally with what we know of the coronavirus in India and worldwide.
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7.16 am: Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, begins a second lockdown, reports BBC. Five million residents will be barred from leaving their homes for the next six weeks, except for essential services.
7.09 am: The tally in the United States crosses 30 lakh with 55,000 new cases and 833 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There are a total of 30,51,427 cases in the US, including 1,32,256 deaths.
7.05 am: Top updates from Wednesday
- India’s coronavirus tally rose to 7,42,417, with 22,752 new cases in 24 hours on Wednesday morning. The toll went up by 482 to 20,642. More than 4.56 lakh people have recovered.
- Maharashtra reported the biggest single-day increase with 6,603 new coronavirus cases in the evening. The state now has 1,22,350 total infections and toll rose to 9,448 after 198 new casualties. Tamil Nadu reported 3,756 new coronavirus cases, taking the state tally to 1,22,350. The toll stood at 1,700. Meanwhile, Delhi saw an increase of 2,033 new coronavirus cases and 48 deaths in the last 24...