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New Delhi : With cases rising exponentially, India recorded 90,928 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours taking the tally of cases registered so far to 3,51,09,286 in the country at 8 am on January 6, 2022.
In sharp contrast, 19,206 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,43,41,009 on January 6, 2022. India’s recovery rate (RR) further dropped to 97.81% on the day.
India’s Active Caseload was 2,85,401 on January 6, 2022, a massive increase of 71,397 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 0.81% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 14,13,030 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 68.53 Crore (68,53,05,751) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 3.47% while the Daily Positivity rate was 6.43% on January 6, 2022.
With the administration of more than 91 lakh Doses (91,25,099) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 148.67 Crore (148,67,80,227) as per provisional reports till 7 am on January 6, 2022. This has been achieved through 1,59,06,137 sessions.
India reported 325 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,82,876 in the country at 8 am on January 6, 2022.