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Coronavirus news highlights: Schools, colleges in Mumbai not to reopen till January 15

India's Covid-19 tally rises to 1,02,45,081 and death toll rises to 1,48,408. Six persons in the country who recently returned from the UK have been found to carry the new Covid-19 strain first identified in the UK. The Ministry of Health said that 70% of all Covid-19 deaths have been reported among men. Samples of Covid-positive flyers who arrived in India from Dec 9 to 22 will be subject to genome sequencing.
Last Updated : 30 December 2020, 02:11 IST

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Published 29 December 2020, 01:52 IST

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