<p>India on Friday reported 2,51,209 new Covid-19 infections and 627 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry. </p>.<p>The active cases now stand at 21,05,611, while the toll is at 4,92,327. </p>.<p>The daily positivity rate is at 15.88 per cent. </p>.<p>Amid a falling Covid-19 count, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday said there are <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/third-wave-plateauing-in-some-areas-says-centre-1075261.html" target="_blank">early indications of the third Covid wave plateauing</a> in certain geographies and maintained that more than 90 per cent of active cases are in home isolation indicating mild or moderate disease.</p>.<p>The ministry also observed that 75 per cent of the samples sequenced in January were of the Omicron variant that drove away the more virulent Delta from all states barring Odisha, Maharashtra and West Bengal, but cautioned the unvaccinated or people with comorbidities to watch out as majority of Covid-19 deaths and serious diseases during the third wave occurred in such populations.</p>.<p>The active cases decreased by 96,861 to reach 21,05,611 -- 5.18 per cent of the total infections -- while the country's recovery rate stands at 93.60 per cent, the ministry said.</p>.<p>The daily positivity rate was recorded at 15.88 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 17.47 per cent, according to the health ministry.</p>.<p>The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,80,24,771, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent, the ministry said</p>.<p>After the Friday update, the total number of infections stands at 4,06,22,709, it said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the cumulative number of anti-Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 164.44 crore.</p>.<p>India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.</p>.<p>It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.</p>.<p>India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.</p>.<p>(<em>With PTI inputs</em>)</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>India on Friday reported 2,51,209 new Covid-19 infections and 627 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry. </p>.<p>The active cases now stand at 21,05,611, while the toll is at 4,92,327. </p>.<p>The daily positivity rate is at 15.88 per cent. </p>.<p>Amid a falling Covid-19 count, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday said there are <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/third-wave-plateauing-in-some-areas-says-centre-1075261.html" target="_blank">early indications of the third Covid wave plateauing</a> in certain geographies and maintained that more than 90 per cent of active cases are in home isolation indicating mild or moderate disease.</p>.<p>The ministry also observed that 75 per cent of the samples sequenced in January were of the Omicron variant that drove away the more virulent Delta from all states barring Odisha, Maharashtra and West Bengal, but cautioned the unvaccinated or people with comorbidities to watch out as majority of Covid-19 deaths and serious diseases during the third wave occurred in such populations.</p>.<p>The active cases decreased by 96,861 to reach 21,05,611 -- 5.18 per cent of the total infections -- while the country's recovery rate stands at 93.60 per cent, the ministry said.</p>.<p>The daily positivity rate was recorded at 15.88 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 17.47 per cent, according to the health ministry.</p>.<p>The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,80,24,771, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent, the ministry said</p>.<p>After the Friday update, the total number of infections stands at 4,06,22,709, it said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the cumulative number of anti-Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 164.44 crore.</p>.<p>India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.</p>.<p>It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.</p>.<p>India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.</p>.<p>(<em>With PTI inputs</em>)</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
