January 15
India Reports 268,833 Covid-19 Cases, 402 Deaths In 24 Hours
India reported 2,68,833 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which includes 6,041 cases of Omicron Variant of Covid-19.
Country also reported 402 fatalities in last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 4,85,752, Union Health Ministry said.
1,22,684 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 3,49,47,390.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 94.83%.
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India’s Active Caseload is presently at 14,17,820. Active cases constitute 3.85% of the country’s total Positive Cases.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 16,13,740 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 70.07 Cr (70,07,12,824) cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 12.84% and the Daily Positivity rate also reported to be 16.66%.
