India records 2.58 lakh new Covid-19 cases, 385 deaths

Positivity rate 19.65 per cent; national recovery rate at 94.27 per cent; 8,209 Omicron cases found so far

India saw a single-day rise of 2,58,089 new Coronavirus cases, according to data shared by the Union health ministry on Monday.

A total of 8,209 cases of the Omicron have been detected across 29 states and union territories, out of which 3,109 have recovered or migrated.

Maharashtra recorded the maximum 1,738 cases of the Omicron variant, followed by West Bengal 1,672, Rajasthan 1,276, Delhi 549, Karnataka 548 and Kerala 536 cases.

According to experts, it is not possible to undertake genome sequencing of each and every sample but this current wave is largely being driven by Omicron.

The number of active Covid-19 cases have increased to 16,56,341, the highest in around 230 days, while the death toll has climbed to 4,86,451 with 385 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases account for 4.43 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has decreased to 94.27 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of 1,05,964 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 19.65 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 14.41 per cent, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recovered surged to 3,52,37,461, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.30 per cent.

3,73,80,253
Total no. of Coronavirus cases in India so far

4,86,451
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far

16,56,341
Total no. of active cases in India

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