Coronavirus India Latest Updates: Fresh Omicron Cases Recorded, Maharashtra Leads Tally
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Daily Covid-19 Update
India recorded 484 less fresh cases than the previous day even as the 'highly-transmissible' Omicron variant continues to gradually spread throughout the country.
The world's most populous country recorded 7,189 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry's update at 8 a.m. on December 25. The fresh infections compare with around 7,286 recoveries in the period.
Maharashtra has now recorded 108 Covid-19 cases infected with the Omicron variant, with 42 of the Omicron-variant patients either discharged or migrated.
India's Omicron case-tally now stands at 415 cases, with 115 recovered from the new variant. India added 57 new Omicron cases in the last 24 hours.
Key Figures:
Total confirmed cases: 3,47,79,815
Total number of active cases: 77,032
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,42,23,263
Total deaths: 4,79,520
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 7,189
One-day recoveries: 7,286
One-day deaths: 387
Total vaccines administered: 1,41,01,26,404
Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 11,95,195
Global Update
The total number of coronavirus infections across the world have exceeded 27.9 crore, with 53.9 lakh people losing their lives to the Covid-19 disease.
However, 891 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered throughout the world, according to data collected by Bloomberg.
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has disrupted Christmas holiday travel across the world. Government scramble to impose new precautionary measures and avoid a surge on healthcare facilities.