India records 1,41,986 new COVID-19 cases, 285 deaths; Omicron tally reaches 3,071

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An increase of 1,00,806 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. 

New Delhi: India recorded 1,41,986 new COVID-19 cases, 285 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 4,83,463, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday (January 8, 2022). The active cases stand at 4,72,169.

An increase of 1,00,806 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The country also recorded 40,895 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,44,12,740.

India reports 1,41,986 fresh COVID cases, 40,895 recoveries, and 285 deaths in the last 24 hours

Daily positivity rate: 9.28%

Active cases: 4,72,169
Total recoveries: 3,44,12,740
Death toll: 4,83,463

Total vaccination: 150.06 crore doses pic.twitter.com/ptYMOqdegy

— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2022

COVID19 | A total of 3,071 #Omicron cases were reported in 27 States/UTs of India so far. The number of persons recovered is 1,203: Union Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/vaR12wqlng

— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2022

India logged 64 fresh Omicron infections, taking the total tally of such cases in the country to 3,071, according to the Union Health Ministry data. At least 1,203 have recovered, the Health Ministry said.

Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of Omicron cases at 876, followed by Delhi at 513, Karnataka at 333, Rajasthan 291, Kerala at 284 and Gujarat at 204. 

A total of 27 states and Union territories have reported cases of the new variant, namely Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur and Punjab.