Delhi may see 17,000 Covid cases today, positivity rate of around 17 per cent: Health Minister
Delhi covid cases: National Capital is expected to add nearly 17,000 Covid cases on Friday.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said National Capital likely to see around 17,000 covid19 cases taking positivity rate at 17 per cent.
On Thursday (January 6), Delhi witnessed over 15,000 cases of coronavirus- the highest since May 8.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said around 1,17,100 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 7.74 per cent in India.
. According to Health Ministry, the country has so far reported 3,007 cases of Omicron of which 1,199 have been recovered.
The country also reported 302 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 4,83,178.
India conducted 15,13,377 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours, and so far the country has conducted 68,68,19,128 tests as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data.
India has administered a total of 149.66 crore vaccine doses so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
The COVID vaccination drive began on January 16, 2021. Cumulatively, 1,49,66,81,156 people have been vaccinated so far in the country of which 94,47,056 were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours.