Coronavirus pandemic Updates: India logs over 2.71 lakh new cases, 314 deaths in last 24 hrs

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Highlights

Total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 15,50,377 health ministry data showed today
The daily positivity rate is at 16.28 per cent on Sunday
The total death toll in the country is now at 4,86,066

COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 2,71,202 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 314 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday (January 16), the country saw a total of 1,38,331 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 94.51 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 3,50,85,721.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have rose to 15,50,377 the ministry data showed today.

The total death toll in the country is now at 4,86,066. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

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Additionally, the tally of Omicron cases has reached 7,743 on Sunday.

The daily positivity rate is at 16.28 per cent today.

As compared to yesterday (January 15), the total number of fresh COVID cases is up by 2,369 today. India had reported 2,68,833 cases on Saturday.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 70,24,48,838 samples have been tested up to January 15 for COVID-19. Of these 16,65,404 samples were tested on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra's fresh Covid-19 cases dipped over 1.7 per cent on Saturday as the state logged 42,462 new coronavirus infections and 23 deaths. On Friday, the state had logged 43,211 fresh cases and 19 deaths.

The active caseload in the state was reported at 2,64,411, according to data released by the state health department. The state also reported 125 fresh Omicron infections, taking the total tally to 1,730.

Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 11 new coronavirus-related deaths, the highest single-day toll since July 29 last year, and 10,661 fresh infections, the civic body said.

Mumbai's recovery rate is 91 per cent while overall case growth rate between January 8 and 14 was 1.56 per cent. The caseload doubling rate is now 43 days, which was 39 days on Friday, the release said.

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Death During Day (a)	Death Reconciled (b)	Total (a+b)
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	463	8	7989	51	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	22870	4557	2064331	397	14509	1		1
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1070	233	55141	33	282
4	Assam	19124	2510	618701	876	6201	4		4
5	Bihar	35917	1832	733673	4489	12127	4		4
6	Chandigarh	8511	1254	66673	541	1086
7	Chhattisgarh	32139	1277	1009967	4240	13647	8		8
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	198	22	10748	17	4
9	Delhi	93407	1134	1572942	19554	25335	30		30
10	Goa	20078	1481	183615	1789	3550	4		4
11	Gujarat	59564	3766	846375	5404	10151	7		7
12	Haryana	46743	5300	781157	3743	10098	7		7
13	Himachal Pradesh	10553	1024	227847	935	3889
14	Jammu and Kashmir	12860	2857	338453	390	4561	4		4
15	Jharkhand	33089	100	364245	3351	5199	7		7
16	Karnataka	169879	28513	2977743	4273	38418	7		7
17	Kerala***	91353	13830	5218681	3819	50674	17	89	106
18	Ladakh	741	72	22246	58	222
19	Lakshadweep	60	23	10369		51
20	Madhya Pradesh	25516	4129	788484	1186	10543
21	Maharashtra	268190	2793	6760514	43389	141779	23		23
22	Manipur	1063	119	123902	37	2014	2		2
23	Meghalaya	991	93	83666	69	1490
24	Mizoram	8921	396	142764	477	570	2		2
25	Nagaland	404	33	31727	26	703
26	Odisha	58642	7634	1055615	3220	8478	2		2
27	Puducherry	6785	1127	127879	84	1886	2		2
28	Punjab	37546	3243	602249	3547	16754	23		23
29	Rajasthan	58428	5655	960563	4013	8999	8		8
30	Sikkim	1726	309	32260	58	413	2		2
31	Tamil Nadu	131007	12990	2747974	10988	36967	11		11
32	Telangana	22017	341	681091	1620	4054	2		2
33	Tripura	5106	974	84991	191	838	3		3
34	Uttarakhand	14892	2543	344940	1303	7440	2		2
35	Uttar Pradesh	95148	10708	1698873	5031	22953	4		4
36	West Bengal	155376	9893	1707333	9132	20052	39		39
Total#		1550377	132557	35085721	138331	486066	225	89	314
***For Kerala, as per State media bulletin: 17 deaths reported on 15th January +89 deaths declared as per appeal G.O.(Rt) No.2110/2021/H&FWD
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )