Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 21: India reported more than 3.47 lakh (3,47,254) new Covid-19 cases and 703 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health on Friday morning.
With this active case of the country is now 20,18,825, the highest in 235 days, the ministry data showed. The active cases comprise 5.23 per cent of the total infections, as per the data. The daily positivity rate is at 17.94%, while the weekly positivity rate is at 16.56 per cent. The overall caseload now stands at 3,85,66,027, according to the data published by the Union health ministry.
Country also reported 2,51,777 recoveries in the last 24 hours. With 703 deaths in last 24 hours the death toll is at 488,396.
Meanwhile,the tally of Omicron cases has climbed to 9,692, increase of 4.36% since yesterday. The country has administered 160.43 crore vaccine doses so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.