India records 3.06 lakh new Covid cases, 439 deaths

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jan 24, 2022: India recorded 3,06,064 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, 8.2 per cent lower than yesterday, according to the data by the Union Health Ministry at 8 am on Monday. The total caseload now stands at 3,95,43,328.

 

While the daily cases saw a dip of over 27,000 cases from Sunday, the daily positivity rate was up from 17.18 per cent to 20.75 per cent. The weekly positivity rate is at 17.03 per cent.

The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Karnataka with 50,210 cases, followed by Kerala with 45,449 cases, Maharashtra with 40,805 cases, Tamil Nadu with 30,580 cases and Gujarat with 16,617 cases.

At least 60.01 per cent of the new cases are reported from these five states, with Karnataka alone responsible for 16.41 per cent of the new cases.

At least 439 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, increasing the total reported death count to 4,89,848.

India’s recovery rate now stands at 93.07 per cent. A total of 2,43,495 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,68,04,145 across the country.

India’s active caseload stands at 22,49,335. In the last 24 hours, active cases increased by 62,130.

In the last 24 hours, 14,74,753 Covid-19 tests were conducted. So far, 71.69 crore tests have been conducted across the country.

On the vaccination front, 162.26 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Courtesy:India Today