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India records nearly 3 lakh Covid-19 cases; positivity rate jumps from 17.78% to 20.75%

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For the sixth day in a row, India reported nearly three lakh new COVID-19 infections, despite the fact that the caseload was 8% lower than the day before, according to government data.

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The current cases now account for 5.69 percent of all infections, while the COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 93.07 percent nationwide. The daily positivity rate, which is the percentage of coronavirus tests that come back positive and is a vital indicator of the pandemic’s condition, has risen from 17.78 percent to 20.75 percent, while the weekly positivity rate was 17.03 percent.

Immunisation coverage

COVID-19 immunisation coverage in India has reached 162.26 crore doses. At least 72 percent of India’s adult population is completely vaccinated, while approximately 52 percent of children aged 15 to 18 have received their first dose of Covid vaccine.

According to the Health Ministry, 439 people have died as a result of Covid in the last 24 hours. During the current Covid epidemic, at least 60% of the patients who died were either partially or completely unvaccinated.

Impact of Omicron variant

According to INSACOG, the Centre’s research organisation, the Omicron variation is in the community transmission stage in the country and has grown prevalent in some metros where new cases have been increasing quickly.

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According to the WHO, the Omicron strain has shifted the Covid-19 epidemic into a new phase and may bring it to an end in Europe. Hans Kluge, WHO Europe’s director, warned AFP that Omicron might infect 60% of Europeans by March.

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