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New Delhi : India reported 2,85,914 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, up from 2,55,874 cases on January 25, 2022, taking the tally of cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic to 4,00,85,116 at 8 am on January 26, 2022.
On the other hand, a total of 2,99,073 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours, up from 2,67,753 recoveries on January 25, 2022 taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,73,70,971 on January 26, 2022. India’s recovery rate (RR) was 93.23% on the day.
India’s Active Caseload was 22,23,018 on January 26, 2022, a decline of 13,824 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 5.55% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The country reported 665 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,91,127 in the country on Januarv 26, 2022. The case fatality rate was 1.23% on the day.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 17,69,745 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 72.05 Crore (72,05,72,178) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 17.33% on January 26, 2022, while the Daily Positivity was 16.16%.
Meanwhile, with the administration of more than 59 lakh (59,50,731) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 163.58 Crore (1,63,58,44,536) as per provisional reports till 7 am on January 26, 2022..