Covid 19 Update – India reports 141,986 new cases 285 deaths in last 24 hrs; Omicron case tally climbs to 3,071

Even as India crossed a major milestone of 150 cr vaccinations (1,50,52,21,314) on Friday, the country reported 141,986 new Covid-19 cases in yet another significant single-day spike, an IANS report said.

Meanwhile, 285 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.

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The new fatalities have increased the nationwide death toll to 4,83,463, this report further said.

The active caseload has jumped to 4,72,169, accounting for 1.34 per cent of the country`s total positive cases.

Meanwhile, the Omicron case tally has climbed at 3,071, of which 1,203 have been discharged from hospitals.

So far total 27 states have reported the new variant, according to the Ministry.

The recovery of 40,895 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,44,12,740. Consequently, India`s recovery rate stands at 97.30 per cent.

Also, in the same period, a total of 15,29,948 tests were conducted across the country, bringing the total to 68.84 crore.

Due to the ongoing massive spike of cases, the weekly positivity rate has climbed to 5.66 per cent, while the daily positivity rate stood at 9.28 per cent.

With the administration of over 90 lakhs vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India`s Covid inoculation coverage reached 150.61 crore as of Saturday morning.

More than 17.88 crore balance and unutilised doses are still available with the states and UTs, according to the Ministry.

The Centre also revised guidelines for international arrivals, making it mandatory for all travellers to undergo home quarantine for 7 days and also undertake RT-PCR test on the 8th day of arrival in India. The revised guidelines will come into effect from 11 January 2022.

Inputs from IANS