90,928 new COVID cases in 24 hours
The Hindu
495 more Omicron infections; Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh among nine States asked to ramp up testing
India reported 90,928 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in over 200 days, taking India's caseload to 3,51,09,286, according to a statement released by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday morning.
The number of active cases stands at 2,85,401, which makes up 0.81% of the total infections, the statement said. The active case load went up by 71,397 cases in 24 hours. The daily positivity rate stood at 6.43 %
The day also saw India record the biggest single-day jump of 495 Omicron cases, taking the total number of infections of the new SARS CoV2 variant to 2,630, according to Union Health Ministry data.
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