People shop at Dadar Bazaar on New Year’s Eve amid concerns over rising omicron cases, in Mumbai on December 3.
Highlight
- Total active cases of COVID-19 in India rises to 1,04,781 today
- More than 145.16 crore vaccine doses have been given so far under Nationwide Immunization Campaign
- The total death toll in the country now stands at 4,81,486. Is
COVID-19 India Live News Updates: 22,775 new cases of Novel Coronavirus have been reported in India, with 406 deaths due to the infection in the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, the country witnessed a total of 8,949 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate to around 98.32 per cent which is the highest since March 2020 and the total recovery data has been reached. 3,42,75,312.
Additionally, the number of omicron cases has reached 1,431 today with 454 cases in Maharashtra and 351 in Delhi respectively.
According to the data of the ministry, the total active cases of COVID-19 in India has increased to 1,04,781.
Under the nationwide vaccination campaign, more than 145.16 crore vaccine doses have been given so far.
The total death toll in the country now stands at 4,81,486. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 67,89,89,110 samples have been tested for COVID-19 till December 31. Of these, 11,10,855 samples were tested on Friday.
Meanwhile, Kerala on Friday recorded 2,676 fresh COVID-19 infections and 353 deaths, taking the caseload to 52,35,348 and fatalities to 47,794. Of the 353 deaths, 11 were recorded in the last few days and 342 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving an appeal based on the Centre’s new guidelines and the Supreme Court’s directions.
With 2,742 more people recovering from the virus since Thursday, the total recoveries reached 51,79,277 and active cases came down to 19,416, an official press release said. 60,962 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
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