Active Covid cases in India highest in 235 days
January 21, 2022  10:09
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India added 3,47,254 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,85,66,027 which includes 9,692   cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.
 
The active cases have increased to 20,18,825, the highest in 235 days, while the death toll has climbed to 4,88,396 with 703 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
There has been a 4.36 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Thursday, the ministry said.
The active cases comprise 5.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.50 per cent, the ministry said.
 
An increase of 94,774 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of  24 hours.
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