Maharashtra records maximum number of omicron cases; India’s total tally at 653

PTI, Dec 28, 2021, 10:30 AM IST

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New Delhi: 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 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 past 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 recovery rate was recorded at 98.4 per cent, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said.

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