India logs 58,097 fresh COVID cases, 55% jump in last 24 hours; over 500 deaths

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The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 2,14,004 the ministry data showed today.

India recorded  58,097 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 534 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, the country saw a total of 15,389 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.01 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 3,43,21,803.

Additionally, the tally of Omicron cases has reached 2,135 today with 653 cases in Maharashtra and 464 in Delhi respectively. 

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have rose to 2,14,004 the ministry data showed today. 

The total death toll in the country is now at 4,82,551. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 68,38,17,242  samples have been tested up to January 4 for COVID-19. Of these 13,88,647 samples were tested on Tuesday.

Also, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday issued fresh Covid guidelines in the state in light of rising cases. CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered to close schools till class 10th for offline classes till January 14. Night curfew will be imposed in the state from January 6, from 10 pm to 6 am.

The government has also said that all districts upon crossing 1,000 Covid cases will have to shut down cinema halls, gyms, spas and banquet halls. For weddings, 100 people are allowed in closed spaces, while 50% will be allowed in open spaces. 

Meanwhile, keeping in view the rising number of cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Kerala government on Tuesday issued a slew of directions to contain its spread, including restricting the number of attendees to various cultural and social functions. The COVID-19 evaluation meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has decided to restrict the number of people who can attend marriages, funerals, political, social and cultural events in a closed room to 75.

The Chief Minister’s Office said the number of people who can attend such functions in open areas have been limited to 150. “The testing for symptomatic people who come from other countries will be strengthened. Currently, there are 181 Omicron cases in the state,” the CMO release said.

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 05 January 2022, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30) [↑↓ Status change since yesterday]
S. No.Name of State / UTActive Cases*Cured/Discharged/Migrated*Deaths**
TotalChange since yesterdayCumulativeChange since yesterdayCumulativeChange since yesterday
1Andaman and Nicobar Islands7433 75963 129 
2Andhra Pradesh1516238 206192795 144991 
3Arunachal Pradesh4522 550481 282 
4Assam2935318 612792154 61703 
5Bihar2223837 71444756 12096 
6Chandigarh500117 6468511 1079 
7Chhattisgarh29771035 99393221 136043 
8Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu101 10687 4 
9Delhi148893903 14236991575 251133 
10Goa2763523 17650567 35252 
11Gujarat78812023 819287240 101252 
12Haryana4059929 762717201 100662 
13Himachal Pradesh859238 22467522 3879 
14Jammu and Kashmir154143 335930156 4530 
15Jharkhand76812463 345135216 51492 
16Karnataka135612187 2961410288 383554 
17Kerala***20877824 51891002363 48637453 
18Ladakh26516 2183616 220 
19Lakshadweep3 10365 51 
20Madhya Pradesh1029256 78320651 105341 
21Maharashtra7000513888 65189164558 14157320 
22Manipur25728 1236155 20062 
23Meghalaya9724 832997 14851 
24Mizoram2162328 139976112 5533 
25Nagaland622 314462 702 
26Odisha2820558 1045376121 84641 
27Puducherry21459 1275247 1881 
28Punjab2686945 58758858 166532 
29Rajasthan31831099 94642237 89651 
30Sikkim576 320644 409 
31Tamil Nadu124122048 2706370674 368059 
32Telangana4858810 675132240 40332 
33Tripura20141 841845 829 
34Uttarakhand654131 337889178 74201 
35Uttar Pradesh3173912 168800777 22916 
36West Bengal254755289 16190163768 1981016 
Total#21400442174 3432180315389 482551534 

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