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New Delhi : India reported 58,097 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours in a massive surge in cases exceeding the recoveries during the period by a huge margin of 42,708. India has till date logged 3,50,18,358 cases.
A total of 15,389 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,43,21,803 at 8 am on January 5, 2022., India’s recovery rate (RR) further dropped to 98.01% on the day.
India’s Active Caseload was 2,14,004 on January 5, 2022, an increase of 42,174 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 0.61% of the country’s total Positive Cases on January 5, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 13,88,647 sample tests being conducted in the country India has so far conducted over 68.38 Crore (68,38,17,242) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 2.60%. The Daily Positivity rate was 4.18% on January 5, 2022.
With the administration of more than 96 lakh Doses (96,43,238) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 147.72 Crore (147,72,08,846) as per provisional reports till 7 am on January 5, 2022. This has been achieved through 1,58,21,510 sessions.
India reported 534 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,82,551 in the country on January 5, 2022.
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