New Delhi: India on Friday recorded 3,47,254 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to the latest data released by the Union health ministry. The country also recorded 703 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the ministry’s data further showed.
An increase of 94,774 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The country also recorded 251,777 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 36,058,806. India has also recorded 9,692 Omicron infections till now, according to the Union Health Ministry data. There has been a 4.36 percent increase in Omicron cases since Thursday, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 17.94 percent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 16.56 percent, according to the ministry.
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