Coronavirus India Latest Updates: Active Cases Rise For Second Day
Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccination numbers in India here.
India's active cases rose for the second day in a row but stayed below the one-lakh mark.
As many as 9,216 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Dec. 2. That compares with nearly 8,612 recoveries during the period.
India's active caseload now stands at 99,976, accounting for about 0.29% of the total cases.
That comes when at least two cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus were detected in Karnataka.
Key Figures:
Total confirmed cases: 3,46,15,757
Total number of active cases: 99,976
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,40,45,666
Total deaths: 4,70,115
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 9,216
One-day recoveries: 8,612
One-day deaths: 391
Vaccines given in the last 24 hours: 73,67,230
Total vaccines administered: 1,25,75,05,514