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New Delhi : India reported 2,35,532 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, down from 2,51,209 cases on January 28, 2022, taking the tally of cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country to 4,08,58,241 at 8 am on January 29, 2022.
In an alarming development, India reported 1,01,278 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, the highest on a single day, taking the toll to 4,93,198 in the country. The case fatality rate was 1.21% on the day.
On the other hand, 3,35,939 Covid-19 patients recovered in India in last 24 hours, down from 3,47, 443 recoveries on January 28, 2022, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients(since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,83,60,710 on January 29, 2022. India’s recovery rate stands at 93.89%.
India’s Active Caseload was 20,04,333 cases on January 29, 2022,a huge drop of 1,01,278 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 4.91% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 17,59,434 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 72.57 Crore (72,57,74,705) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 16.89% on January 29, 2022, while the Daily Positivity rate was 13.39%.
Meanwhile, with the administration of more than 56 lakh (56,72,766) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 165.04 Crore (165,04,87,260) as per provisional reports till 7 am on January 29, 2022..