India reports 1,59,632 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours; Omicron tally reaches 3,623

New Delhi, Jan 09: India saw a single-day rise of 1,59,632 new coronavirus cases, the highest in around 222 days, raising the tally to 3,53,68,372, which includes 3,071 cases of Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The active Covid cases have increased to 5,90,611 the highest in around 187 days, according to the data.

The death toll has climbed to 4,83,790 with 327 fresh fatalities, it stated.

The weekly positivity rate is at 6.77 per cent, while the daily positivity rate is at 10.21 per cent.

The country also recorded 40,863 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,44,53,603.

Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of Omicron cases (1,009), followed by Delhi (513), Karnataka (441), Rajasthan (373), Kerala (333) and Gujarat (204).

A total of 27 states and Union territories have reported cases of the new variant, namely Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur and Punjab.