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New Delhi : India reported 3,17,532 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours.up from 2,82, 970 cases on January 19, 2022, taking the tally of cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic to 3,82,18,773 including 9,287 Omicron cases at 8 am on January 20, 2022.
On the other hand, a total of 2,23,990 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic is now at 3,58,07,029. India’s recovery rate (RR) was 93.69% on January 20, 2022.
India’s total Active Caseload was 19,24,051 on January 20, 2022, an increase of 93,051 in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 5.03% of the country’s total Positive Cases, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The country logged 491 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,87,693 at 8 am on January 20, 2022. The case fatality rate was 1.28% on the day.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 19,35,180 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 70.93 Crore (70,93,56,830) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 16.06% on January 20, 2022, while the Daily Positivity rate was 16.41%.
Meanwhile, with the administration of more than 73 lakh (73,38,592) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 159.67 Cr (1,59,67,55,879) as per provisional reports till 7 am ton January 20, 2022.