India Records 1.94 Lakh Fresh Covid Cases, Positivity Rate Over 11%

COVID-19: The daily positivity rate - or number of people infected per 100 tests - is 11.5 per cent, this morning's government data shows

India reported 1,94,720 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 15.8 per cent higher than yesterday's 1.68 lakh cases. The daily positivity rate - or number of people infected per 100 tests - is 11.5 per cent, this morning's government data shows.

The country has so far reported 4,868 cases of Omicron infection, the highly transmissible coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa. Maharashtra has the most Omicron cases with 1,281, followed by Rajasthan with 645 cases.