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2.82 lakh fresh COVID cases in India, Active cases highest in 232 days
National Herald | 19/01/2022 11:00 AM | Click to read full article
With 2,82,970 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,79,01,241, which includes 8,961 cases of the Omicron variant, Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
The active cases comprise 4.83 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.88 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 44,952 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours
