Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 15: India reported 2,68,833 new COVID-19 cases and 402 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 4,85,752, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday. The active cases of the country now stand at 14,17,820.
In just 24 hours, the active COVID-19 caseload increased by 1,45,747 cases. India also recorded 1,22,684 recoveries in last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,49,47,390.
The new cases in the country are 4,631 higher than yesterday. This is 5.1 per cent higher as compared to yesterday`s figures as country reported 2,64,202 new COVID-19 cases on Friday.
India also reported 288 fresh Omicron cases taking the total tally of Omicron cases in the country to 6,041, according to the data of Union Health Ministry.
The daily positivity rate of the country was recorded at 16.66 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 12.84 per cent.
Meanwhile, the total number of doses administered in the country as part of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination effort has surpassed 156.02 crore.