Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, India reported 2,82,970 new infections (44,889 more than the previous day), 441 deaths, and 1,88,157 recoveries on Wednesday, 19 January.
Mumbai reported a dip in infections from yesterday, detecting 6,032 new Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, Delhi reported 13,785 new cases and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours. The cumulative positivity rate was 5.11% in the national capital.
The number of active cases in the country stands at 18,31,000, while the daily positivity rate is at 15.13 percent.
Meanwhile, a total of 8,961 cases of the Omicron variant have been reported so far.
Delhi had reported a dip in daily cases with 11,684 new infections and 38 deaths on Tuesday.
Mumbai, on the other hand, had detected 193 more COVID cases than the previous day, reporting 6,149 infections.
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