India reported 1,94,720 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 15.8 per cent higher than yesterday's 1.68 lakh cases. The daily positivity rate - or number of people infected per 100 tests - is 11.5 per cent, this morning's government data shows.
India reported 90,928 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 56 per cent higher than yesterday's 58,097 cases. The country has 2,630 cases of the Omicron variant - the most in Maharashtra with 797 cases, followed by Delhi with 465 cases.
The death toll climbed to 4,56,386 with 733 fresh fatalities including 622 from Kerala, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.