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New Delhi : India reported 33,750 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours taking the tally of cases registered so far in the country to 3,49,33,882 at 8 am on January 3, 2022, continuing the surge. Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for last 189 days now.
In sharp contrast, only 10,846 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours in India taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,42,95,407 on January 3, 2022., India’s recovery rate (RR) stands at 98.20%.
India’s Active Caseload was 1,45,582 on January 3, 2022, an increase of 22,781 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 0.42% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 8,78,990 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 68.09 Crore (68,09,50,476) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 1.68% while the Daily Positivity rate was 3.84% on January 3, 2022.
With the administration of 23,30,706 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 145.68 Crore (1,45,68,89,306) as per provisional reports till 7 am on January 3,2022. This has been achieved through 1,56,67,018 sessions.
The country, however, reported only 123 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,81,893 on January 3, 2022. The case fatality rate was 1.38% on the day.