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Omicron Coronavirus Live Updates: 2.71 Lakh New Cases, Over 1,700 Omicron Cases In Last 24 Hours

Follow the latest updates on the Omicron variant, coronavirus pandemic and vaccination stats in India here.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A health worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine. (Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg)</p></div>
A health worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine. (Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg)
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Omicron Tally Rises 28% In A Day

India added more than 2.7 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases for the second straight day as the Omicron variant continues to spread through the world's second most populous country.

The nation reported as many as 2.71 lakh fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update at 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 16. That compares with 1.38 lakh recoveries recorded during the period.

Omicron tally rose 28.17% in a day to 7,743 from 6,041 cases on Saturday.

Key Figures:

  • Total confirmed cases: 3,71,22,164

  • Total number of active cases: 15,50,377

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,50,85,721

  • Total deaths: 4,86,066

  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 2,71,202

  • One-day recoveries: 1,38,331

  • One-day deaths: 314

  • Total vaccines administered: 1,56,76,15,456

  • Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 57,29,760

Active cases rose for the ninth straight day as daily recoveries continued to lag fresh infections. Active infections account for 4.18% of India’s total tally, while recoveries form 94.51%. The last time India's total active cases exceeded more than 15 lakh was on June 5, 2021.

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