2,64,202 HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY SPIKE IN 239 DAYS

With 1,09,345 recoveries , active cases are now at 12,72,073, while the daily positivity rate has risen to 14.78 per cent. Confirmed cases of the Omicron variant presently stand at 5,753

New Delhi: India reported 2,64,202 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, marking a 6.7 per cent uptick since yesterday. This is the highest single-day spike in 239 days.

With 1,09,345 recoveries , active cases are now at 12,72,073, while the daily positivity rate has risen to 14.78 per cent.

Worst affected Maharashtra recorded 238 new cases of Omicron taking the state’s tally of the new coronavirus variant to 1,605.

Maharashtra also reported 43,211 fresh Covid-19 infections and 19 related deaths in the past 24 hours.