New Delhi, Jan 20, 2022: India registered over 3 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest single-day tally the country has recorded in the last 8 months.
According to the data released by the Union health ministry early Thursday, the country registered 3,17,532 fresh infections in a day.
Meanwhile, the number of infections due to the Omicron variant of coronavirus has surged to 9,287.
India also saw 491 more deaths due to Covid-19, pushing the nationwide toll to 4,87,693.
With fresh cases, the active caseload in the country increased by 93,051 to 19,24,051.
Courtesy:India Today