India logs 58,097 new Covid-19 cases, highest since June last year

The country's Omicron tally rose to 2,135 with Maharashtra and Delhi continuing to be the worst affected

In a massive surge, India on Wednesday reported 58,097 new coronavirus cases, highest since June last year, and 534 fatalities over the past 24 hours, Union Health Ministry data showed.

The country’s Covid death toll has climbed to 4,82,551 with 534 daily fatalities, the data stated.

The active cases have increased to 2,14,004, comprising 0.61 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.01 per cent, the health ministry said.

A total of 58,419 new infections were reported on June 20 last year.

An increase of 42,174 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

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The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.18 per cent, while weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.60 per cent, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease in India surged to 3,43,21,803 with 15,389 persons recovering from the disease over the past day, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.38 per cent.

Karnataka and Delhi on Tuesday issued weekend curbs in addition to other restrictions, taking into account the massive surge in coronavirus cases. In Bengaluru, which the state Health Minister said was an 'epicentre' of the virus, schools for most classes have been closed.

A total of 2,135 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 24 states and UTs so far, out of which 828 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday.

Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 653 cases followed by Delhi at 464, Kerala 185, Rajasthan 174, Gujarat 154 and Tamil Nadu 121 cases.

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A total of 4,82,551 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 1,41,573 from Maharashtra, 48,637 from Kerala, 38,355 from Karnataka, 36,805 from Tamil Nadu, 25,113 from Delhi, 22,916 from Uttar Pradesh and 19,810 from West Bengal.

The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

(With PTI inputs)

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