NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,838,804 today, as 16,764 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal Health Ministry’s latest data.
Besides, 220 more deaths since yesterday morning took the death toll to 481,080.
There are still 91,361 active COVID-19 cases in the country, with a rise of 8,959 active cases during the past 24 hours. This is the third consecutive day when the number of active cases rose in the country.
A total of 34,266,363 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals, out of whom 7,585 were discharged during the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the country’s Omicron tally has reached 1,270, out of which Maharashtra and Delhi have reported 450 and 320 cases, respectively. Till now 374 patients have been discharged after recovery, as per the federal Health Ministry’s data.– NNN-PTI