New Delhi: With 6,531 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 3,47,93,333 today.
Also, the country’s saw the highest single day rise of Omicron infections with 156 fresh cases, taking the total tally of such cases to 578, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated this morning.
The 578 cases have been detected across 19 States and UTs with Delhi recording the maximum number of 142 cases followed by Maharashtra at 141, Kerala 57, Gujarat 49, Rajasthan 43 and Telangana 41.
Meanwhile, the active Covid cases declined to 75,841. The death toll has climbed to 4,79,997 with 315 fresh fatalities, the data stated.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,42,37,495. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 141.70 crore.
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.
The Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.