New Delhi: With 16,764 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 3,48,38,804 today.
Also, the country saw the highest single-day rise of 309 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, taking the total tally to 1,270, the Union Health Ministry said today.
Of the 23 States and Union Territories that have recorded Omicron cases so far, Maharashtra has registered the highest number of 450, followed by Delhi (320), Kerala (109) and Gujarat (97).
The number of active Coronavirus cases has gone up to 91,361. The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 4,81,080 with 220 more fatalities, the data said.
The number of patients who have recuperated has gone up to 3,42,66,363. The cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has exceeded 144.54 crore.
India’s Covid-19 tally 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, 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and the one-crore mark on 19 December last year. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore coronavirus cases on 4 May this year and the three-crore mark on 23 June.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.