Covid-19 cases in India: Daily positivity rate was recorded at 16.28 percent. (File)
India reported 2,71,202 new COVID-19 infections, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 3,71,22,164.
The new reported cases are slightly higher than the 2.68 lakh daily cases reported on Saturday. A total of 7,743 Omicron cases are among all Covid cases reported in India to date. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 16.28 percent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 13.69 percent.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday congratulated the country for exceeding 157 crore COVID-19 vaccinations in just one year and said India is an example in the world in the fight against coronavirus infection.
January 16, 2021 will always be remembered! Congratulations India on crossing 157 crore #COVID19 vaccinations also in just 1 year. With PM @NarendraModiJi’s mantra of ‘Sabka Prayas’, has emerged as an example in the world in the fight against COVID-19 #1YearOfVaccineDrive,” tweeted Mr Mandaviya.
Here are the Live Updates on coronavirus cases in India:
Odisha registered 11,177 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 321 more than the previous day, for a total of 11,33,912, according to a health department bulletin.
Daily infections crossed the 11,000 mark for the first time since May 26 last year, as 11,623 cases were recorded that day.
The death toll rose to 8,481 as three more people succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours, the bulletin said.
After registering more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases per day for the past 11 days, the daily number in Mumbai fell to 7,895 on Sunday. A total of 11 people died from the COVID-19 infection, the city government said in a bulletin.
The Mumbai caseload now stands at 9,99,862 and the death toll at 16,457, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release.
A total of 21,025 patients were discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries in the financial capital to 9,20,383.
