India records 1,94,720 fresh Covid cases, Omicron tally goes upto 4,868

Jan. 12: In the last 24 hours, India recorded 1,94,720 fresh Covid-19 cases and 442 deaths as the daily positivity rate of infections stood at 11.05%. According to the data updated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at 8 AM on Wednesday (January 12, 2022), the country also witnessed 442 related deaths. The active caseload of the country has increased 9,55,319.

The country’s Omicron tally has now also surged to 4,868, of which, 1,805 patients have either been discharged, recovered or migrated. As many as 28 states and union territories have so far reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant including Maharashtra (1,281), Rajasthan (645), Delhi (546), Karnataka (479) and Kerala (350).