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India records biggest single-day rise of 495 Omicron cases, total tally 2,630

Updated on: 06 January,2022 10:24 AM IST  |  New Delhi
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Of the total cases, Maharashtra has the maximum at 797, followed by Delhi at 465, Rajasthan 236, Kerala 234, Karnataka 226, Gujarat 204 and Tamil Nadu 121

India records biggest single-day rise of 495 Omicron cases, total tally 2,630

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India on Thursday saw the biggest single-day jump of 495 Omicron cases, taking the total number of infections of the new variant of coronavirus to 2,630, according to Union health ministry data.


Of the total cases, Maharashtra has the maximum at 797, followed by Delhi at 465, Rajasthan 236, Kerala 234, Karnataka 226, Gujarat 204 and Tamil Nadu 121.


Meanwhile, 90,928 new coronavirus infections were reported, the highest in over 200 days, taking India's caseload to 3,51,09,286, the data stated.


Also read: India logs 90,928 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs, positivity rate stands at 6.43 pc: Health ministry

The death toll climbed to 4,82,876 with 325 fatalities, it said.

The number of active cases stands at 2,85,401, comprising 0.81 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

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