315 Deaths in last 24 Hours!
New Delhi: As per the data released by the Health Ministry on Monday, India recorded 6,531 new COVID-19 cases, 315 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total death number to 4, 79,997. The active cases are 75,841.
A decrease in 925 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Today the country also recorded 7,141recoveries, taking the total number of recoveries to 3, 42, 37,495.
According to the Health Ministry data, India has reported a total number of 578 Omicron cases. At least 151 have recovered, the Health Ministry further said. On Sunday, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh reported their first cases of the Omicron variant.
Delhi has recorded the highest number of Omicron cases at 142, followed by Maharashtra at 141, Kerala 57, Gujarat 49, Rajasthan 42, Telangana 41, Tamil Nadu 34 and Karnataka 31.
The ministry said, the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.40 percent, the highest since March 2020.
According to the health ministry, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.87 percent. It has remained below 2 percent for the last 84 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.63 percent. It has remained below 1 percent for the last 43 days.
Meanwhile, in view of the Omicron variant, the Central government on Saturday announced booster shots for health and frontline workers and those above 60 from January 10.
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