Covid Update: 7,992 Fresh Covid Cases In India, 6% Lower Than Yesterday

India has so far logged 33 cases of the new variant Omicron that has sparked fresh worry worldwide.

New Delhi: India reported 7,992 fresh COVID-19 cases and 393 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As per the COVID bulletin, India’s active caseload currently stands at 93,277, the lowest in 559 days. The active caseload accounts for less than one per cent of total cases and is currently at 0.27 per cent, the lowest since March 2020.

With 9,265 new recoveries reported across the country in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries mounted to 3,41,14,331. The recovery rate is at 98.36 per cent, the highest since March 2020. With the addition of new fatalities, the death count mounted to 4,75,128.

The daily positivity rate at 0.64 per cent remained less than two per cent for the last 68 days. The weekly positivity rate is 0.71 per cent and remained below one per cent for last 27 days.

Delhi logged its second case of Omicron as a traveller who returned from Zimbabwe tested positive. With the latest infection, India has so far logged 33 cases of the new variant that has sparked fresh worry worldwide. In Maharashtra, a three-year-old was among seven new patients confirmed by the state government on Friday.

The national capital recorded 52 fresh Covid cases today, along with zero deaths, with a positivity rate of 0.09 per cent, according to Health Ministry data.

The total number of cases reported in Delhi so far stood at 14,41,662. Over 14.16 lakh patients have recovered from the infection.

The death count due to the coronavirus infection in Delhi remained at 25,100. Two deaths due to the coronavirus infection have been recorded in December so far.

Kerala reported 3,795 new Covid cases today. 50 new Covid-related fatalities took the total death count in the state to 42,824, while 4,308 recoveries were also recorded today.

At least 1,349 people have travelled from foreign countries to Maharashtra’s Raigad in the last eight days, causing the district health department to keep watch on them in light of the emergence of the Omicron variant, an official said on Saturday.

While the COVID-19 test reports of these travellers have come out negative, they have been advised to remain under home quarantine, district health officer Dr Sudhakar More said.

The airport authority has been regularly sharing the details of passengers with the local administration for monitoring purposes, the official added.