According to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday, 422 omicron cases have been detected in 17 states and union territories of India and 130 of these people have been cured or migrated. Maharashtra recorded the maximum 108 omicron cases, followed by Delhi at 79, Gujarat 43, Telangana 41, Kerala 38, Tamil Nadu 34 and Karnataka 31.
With 6,987 more people testing positive for COVID-19 in a day, India’s total caseload rose to 3,47,86,802, according to data updated at 8 am. The death toll has risen to 4,79,682 with 162 new deaths, the data said.
The daily increase in coronavirus infections has remained below 15,000 for the past 59 days. The number of active COVID-19 cases declined to 76,766, comprising 0.22 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, the ministry said.
The active caseload has registered a decrease of 266 cases in a span of 24 hours. The ministry said that the national COVID-19 recovery rate is 98.40 per cent, which is the highest since March 2020.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.74 per cent. It has remained below 2 per cent for the last 83 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.62 per cent. According to the Ministry of Health, it has remained below 1 percent for the last 42 days.
The number of people cured of the viral disease rose to 3,42,30,354, while the death rate was recorded at 1.38 per cent. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive have exceeded 141.37 crores.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed 20 lakh on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It had crossed 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October. 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and crossed the one crore mark on 19 December. India crossed the grim milestone of 20 million on 4 May and 30 million on 23 June.
The 162 new people include 115 from Kerala and 12 from Maharashtra. The Kerala Health Department on Saturday said that of the 115 deaths, 11 were in the past few days and 104 were COVID-19 deaths, after receiving an appeal based on fresh guidelines from the Center and directions of the Supreme Court. designated as.
A total of 4,79,682 deaths have been reported in the country so far, including 1,41,416 from Maharashtra, 46,318 from Kerala, 38,309 from Karnataka, 36,725 from Tamil Nadu, 25,104 from Delhi, 22,915 from Uttar Pradesh and 19,711 from West Bengal. The health ministry insisted that over 70 per cent of the deaths were due to comorbidities.
“Our data is being collated with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website. State wise distribution of data is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
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