India reports 7,495 fresh coronavirus cases
India reported 7,495 fresh COVID-19 cases today, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With this, the country’s caseload reached 3,47,65,976. India’s active caseload currently stands at 78,291, going up by 101 active cases today.
The country also reported 434 new Covid-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total death count to 4,78,759. The number of fatalities today is up from yesterday’s spike of 318 deaths.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the active cases in the country account for less than one per cent of total cases, currently at 0.24 per cent which is the lowest since March last year.
The number of cases of Covid’s fast-spreading strain Omicron has crossed the 200-mark in India, the Union Health Ministry said, with Omicron cases in India currently standing at 236.