India records 2,64,202 fresh Covid cases, Omicron tally goes upto 5,753 on Friday

Jan. 14: India on Friday recorded 2,64,202 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pushing the active caseload to 12,72,073. India witnessed a 6.7 per cent jump in new Covid cases as it added 2.64 new infections over the last 24 hours. The active cases comprise 3.48 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 95.20 per cent. The cumulative tally of cases now stood at 3,65,82,129. The country recorded 315 deaths due to related complications pushing the cumulative toll to 4,85,350.

The number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant that is driving the latest surge of the pandemic currently stood at 5,753.