India on Tuesday reported 1,68,063 new Covid-19 cases and 277 deaths, pushing the active count to 8,21,446. The daily positivity rate stood at 10.64 per cent.
According to the Union Ministry of Health, the Omicron tally has reached 4,461, with Maharashtra reporting the highest number of cases (1,247), followed by Rajasthan (645) and Delhi (546).
Two weeks into the third wave in India, a rise in Covid-linked deaths is becoming visible, however, the rate of increase is nowhere as fast as the surge in infections. While deaths across the country are inching towards the three-figure mark, compared to the second wave, deaths as a proportion of the infection numbers are still very low, as of now.
Similarly, data from the national capital shows that, at current levels, the number of hospitalisations logged is far lesser than what was recorded during the peak of the second wave in April last year, according to senior government officials.