Coronavirus update: India's Omicron cases stand at 358
Coronavirus India update: India reported 358 cases of Omicron variant so far, as per a bulletin released by the Ministry of health and family welfare.
According to the bulletin, in the last 24 hours, India recorded 6,650 new cases of COVID-19. Meanwhile, 7,051 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 3.42 crore (3,42,15,977).
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At 0.57 percent, the daily positivity rate has been less than 2 percent for the past 81 days, while the weekly positivity rate (0.59%) has been less than 1 percent for the past 40 days.
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India's active caseload currently stands at 77,516. The active cases stand at 0.22 percent, which is the lowest since March, are less than 1 percent of total cases.
So far, 66.98 crore tests have been conducted.
With the administration of 57,44,652 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 140.31 Cr (1,40,31,63,063) as per provisional reports till 7 am today, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
This has been achieved through 1,48,79,511 sessions, stated the ministry. As per the ministry, the recovery of 7,051 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3,42,15,977.
-PTC News
