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