New Delhi: With 5,326 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 3,47,52,164 cases today.
According to Union Health Ministry data updated this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 4,78,007 with 453 fresh fatalities.
The active cases declined to 79,097, the lowest in 574 days. India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September and 50 lakh on 16 September. It went past 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on 4 May and three crore on 23 June.
200 Omicron cases in India
Two hundred cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India so far out of which 77 patients have recovered or migrated, the Union Health Ministry today said.
Maharashtra and Delhi have recorded 54 cases of Omicron variant each, while Telangana registered 20 cases, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 18, Kerala 15 and Gujarat 14 cases.