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New Delhi : India reported 2,68,833 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, up from over 2.64 lakh cases reported on January 14, 2022. The country has logged 6,041 Omicron cases so far, an increase of 5.01% since January 14, 2022.
On the other hand, 1,22,684 Covid-19 patients also recovered in last 24 hours taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to3,49,47,390 at 8 am on January 15, 2022., India’s recovery rate (RR) was 94.83% on the day.
India’s Active Caseload was 14,17,820 on January 15, 2022. Active cases constituted 3.85%of the country’s total Positive Cases on January 15, according to a PIB release.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 16,13,740 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 70.07 Crore (70,07,12,824) cumulative tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 12.84% on January 15, 2022, while the Daily Positivity rate was 16.66%.
With the administration of more than 58 lakh (58,02,976) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 156.02 Crore (1,56,02,51,117) as per provisional reports till 7 am on January 15, 2022..