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New Delhi : The alarming spike in Covid-19 cases including Omicron cases continues in India with the country reporting 22,775 new cases in last 24 hours taking the tally of ccases registered so far in the country to 3,48,61,579 at 8 am on January 1, 2022, exceeding the number of recoveries by a margin of 13,826. Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for last 187 days now.
A total of 8,949 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,42,75,312 at 8 am on January 1, 2022., India’s recovery rate stands at 98.32%, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
India’s Active Caseload climbed to 1,04,781 cases on January 1, 2022, an increase of 13,420 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 0.30% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 11,10,855 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 67.89 Crore (67,89,89,110) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 1.10% and the Daily Positivity rate was 2.05% on January 1, 2022..
With the administration of 58,11,487 vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 145.16 Crore (1,45,16,24,150) as per provisional reports till 7 am on January 1, 2022. This has been achieved through 1,55,02,407 sessions.
India logged 406 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,81,486 in the country on January 1, 2022.
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