New Cases Tally Below 1.3 Lakh
New Covid-19 cases in India fell below 1.3 lakh for the first time since Jan. 7 even as the Omicron variant spread.
The nation reported as many as 1.27 lakh fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update on Feb. 5. The nation’s weekly positivity rate, a PIB release said, stands at 11.21%, while the daily positivity rate jumps falls below 10%, is at 7.98%.
The Omicron tally is not updated on the government’s PIB website.
Key Figures
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Total number of confirmed cases: 4,20,80,664
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Total number of active cases: 13,31,648
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Total patients cured / discharged / migrated: 4,02,47,902
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Total deaths: 5,01,114
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Number of fresh cases in the last 24 hours: 1,27,952
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One-day recoveries: 2,30,814
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One-day deaths: 1,059
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Total vaccines administered: 1,68,98,17,199
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Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 47,53,081
India’s active tally fell for the eleventh straight day and constitutes 3.16% of the country’s total positive cases.
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