Covid-19: India logs over 3.37 lakh new cases, Omicron tally surpasses 10000 Mark
New Delhi: India continues to witness a daily surge of over 3 lakh Covid infections. The country reported 337,704 new cases in the last 24 hours registering a marginal dip than yesterday. The new Covid cases show a slight dip as the country reported 347,254 new cases on Friday.
India’s active caseload currently stands at 2,113,365 at 5.43 percent, while the recovery rate is 93.31 percent. The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 17.22 percent. A total of 242,676 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours taking the total to 36,301,482
Maharashtra on Friday recorded 48,270 new coronavirus cases including 144 fresh Omicron infections besides 52 pandemic-related deaths. The COVID-19 caseload in the state rose to 7,420,027, while the death toll reached 1,42,023. The case fatality rate in the state stands at 1.91 percent.
Kerala on Friday reported 54 more Omicron, a variant of coronavirus, and took the total affected by the variant to 761. “Out of those infected today, 35 were from low-risk nations and seven from a high-risk country. One patient reached the State from outside it and 11 contracted the disease through their contacts,” the department said in a press release.
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