Delhi CM Kejriwal asked people to be responsible and assured them that the govt has made all preparations and there are enough hospital beds.
"The hospital admissions in the city have become stagnant, which is a good sign. The positivity rate keeps on changing, but the main factor is hospital admissions," Jain added.
Earlier, Hyderabad-based Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer had claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus.
The vaccination drive for teenagers was started on January 3 in India.
An official from IITH told IANS that the online classes, which were being conducted since last week, have been suspended till further notice.
Health Minister Jain said the death audit committee, which met on Wednesday, found that the fatalities have mostly occurred among those with comorbid conditions.
The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,17,531 the ministry data showed today.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra continues to record the maximum Omicron cases followed by Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka, and Kerala. Also, several states have imposed restrictions and night curfew, to curb the spread of the infection.
Wednesday's single-day count of 27,561 cases is the highest since April 30, 2021 when the city saw 27,047 infections.
As per the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), food inflation rose to 4.05 per cent in December this fiscal compared to 1.87 per cent in the preceding month.
At present, there are around 2.25 lakh active cases in the state. The state positivity rate is 21.4% and Mumbai's is 27%.
Covaxin ( BBV152) booster, India's indigenous vaccine, has shown that it can neutralize both Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2, jab maker Bharat Biotech informed on Wednesday.
FIRs have been registered against nearly 63 Congress leaders and others for taking part in the 'padayatra'.
The 79-year-old leader had recently formed the Punjab Lok Congress.
While sharing that Delhi is likely to see around 25,000 cases on Wednesday, Jain underlined that positivity rate cannot determine whether cases have peaked or not.
The BJP headquarters in Delhi's Minto Road was fully sanitised after 50 staff were found Covid positive.
Kanpur DM Vishak Iyer said, "With the number of active COVID cases crossing 1000 mark in Kanpur on Tuesday, the district administration has imposed fresh restrictions."
The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 9,55,319 the health ministry data showed today.
Uttarakhand has reported 8 cases of Omicron variant of COVID, as per Health Ministry update.
Russia already has by far Europe’s highest pandemic toll at over 317,000 dead. The warning on Tuesday comes just weeks after new infections and deaths in Russia began to decline following another record-breaking surge.
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