India logs 6,358 new COVID cases, 293 fatalities; Omicron tally at 653

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The active cases have declined to 75,456 comprising 0.22 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.40 per cent.

India has logged 653 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 21 states and UTs so far out of which 186 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 167 cases followed by Delhi at 165, Kerala 57, Telangana 55, Gujarat 49 and Rajasthan 46.

With 6,358 people testing positive for coronavirus infections in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,47,99,691.

The active cases have declined to 75,456, according to the data updated at 8 am. 

The death toll has climbed to 4,80,290 with 293 fresh fatalities, the data stated.

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 61 days now.

The active cases have declined to 75,456 comprising 0.22 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.40 per cent, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said.

A decrease of 385 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of  24 hours.

S. No.Name of State / UTActive Cases*Cured/Discharged/Migrated*Deaths**
TotalChange since yesterdayCumulativeChange since yesterdayCumulativeChange since yesterday
1Andaman and Nicobar Islands87579129 
2Andhra Pradesh109967 2060957121 14490 
3Arunachal Pradesh1855036 280 
4Assam208813 61199188 6158
5Bihar11718 71427012095
6Chandigarh103646001078 
7Chhattisgarh34515 99372933 13598
8Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu1 10686 4 
9Delhi1289186 1417288144 25106
10Goa46516 17613351 3519 
11Gujarat1086138 81836365 10114
12Haryana55964 76209721 10062 
13Himachal Pradesh34422436333 3873 
14Jammu and Kashmir133317 334976127 4524
15Jharkhand477116 34438622 5142 
16Karnataka747831 2959082254 38316
17Kerala***219081464 51680282864 46822236 
18Ladakh19316 2169329 219
19Lakshadweep41036051 
20Madhya Pradesh26311 78293119 10532 
21Maharashtra14127629 6503733776 14145421 
22Manipur17812355212 2002
23Meghalaya598325711 1483 
24Mizoram143536 138774148 539 
25Nagaland8231400702 
26Odisha145845 1044093167 8453
27Puducherry12612741911 1880 
28Punjab39214 58724727 16640
29Rajasthan35436 94622223 8963 
30Sikkim5532017409 
31Tamil Nadu656267 2701336663 36744
32Telangana3417 673404181 4023
33Tripura6315 84136829 
34Uttarakhand21318 33717038 7416 
35Uttar Pradesh324168773138 22915 
36West Bengal743317 1603906446 1972610 
Total#75456385 342439456450 480290293

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.  

India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

(With inputs from PTI)

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