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New Delhi : India logged 2,58,089 new Covid-19 Cases in last 24 hours, down from 2,71,202 cases on January 16, 2022, taking the tally of cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic to 3,73,80,253 at 8 am on January 17, 2022. A total of 8,209 Omicron cases have been detected so far; in the country, an increase of 6.02% since January 16, 2022.
On the other hand, a total of 1,51,740 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours, up from 1,38,331 recoveries on January 16, 2022, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,52,37,461 at 8 am on January 17, 2022. India’s recovery rate stands at 94.27%.
India’s Active Caseload was 16,56,341 on January 17, 2022, an increase of 1,05,964 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 4.43% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
India reported 385 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,86,451 in the country at 8 am on January 17, 2022. The case fatality rate was 1.30 % on the day.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 13,13,444 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 70.37 Crore (70,37,62,282) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 14.41% on January 17, 2022, while the Daily Positivity was 19.65%.
With the administration of more than 39 lakh (39,46,348) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 157.20 Crore (1,57,20,41,825) as per provisional reports till 7 am on January 17, 2022. This has been achieved through 1,68,75,217 sessions.