India's daily COVID-19 tally crosses 1-lakh mark, Omicron cases at 3,007

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New Delhi: India recorded 1,17,100 new COVID-19 cases, 302 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 4,83,178, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday (January 7, 2022). The active cases stand at 3,71,363.

India reports 1,17,100 fresh COVID cases, 30,836 recoveries, and 302 deaths in the last 24 hours

Daily positivity rate: 7.74%

Active cases: 3,71,363
Total recoveries: 3,43,71,845
Death toll: 4,83,178

Total vaccination: 149.66 crore doses pic.twitter.com/5uqB5lmnMj — ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2022

An increase of 85,962 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The country also recorded 30,836 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,43,71,845.

India logged 377 fresh Omicron infections, taking the total tally of such cases in the country to 3,007, according to the Union Health Ministry data. At least 1,199 have recovered, the Health Ministry said.

Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of Omicron cases at 876, followed by Delhi at 465, Karnataka at 333, Rajasthan 291, Kerala at 284, Gujarat at 204 and Tamil Nadu at 121. 

A total of 23 states and Union territories have reported cases of the new variant, namely Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur and Punjab.

The active cases comprise 1.05 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 97.57 percent, the ministry said. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 7.74 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.54 per cent, according to the ministry.

Additionally, the cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 149.66 crore.