New Delhi: India reported 6,317 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 78,190. The deaths recorded in the last 24 hours were 318 with 6,906 recoveries. The Omicron tally in the country has reached 213.
According to a press release by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the active caseload is the lowest in 575 days. The recovery rate currently stands at 98.4 percent, the highest since March 2020. The daily positivity rate stands at 0.51 percent, and the death rate stands at 1.38 percent.
The active cases account for 0.22 percent, the lowest since March 2020. The covid-19 data is important as one has to keep an eye out amid the increasing Omicron cases in the country. Currently, 213 Omicron cases are confirmed in the country with 90 discharged so far.
Though no deaths have been reported due to Omicron in India so far, the governments have started preparations to fight a probable third wave if covid-19 cases go out of proportion.
As the Omicron tally crossed the 200 mark on Tuesday, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan issued a letter to the states suggesting measures that should be taken by them in light of the Omicron spread scenario.
The letter suggested creating containment zones, night curfews, and other restrictions, testing and surveillance, clinical management like bed reservation and oxygen availability, increased vaccination speed, and community engagement in covid appropriate behaviour.
The Omicron variant is being reported to be three times more transmissible than the Delta variant. The presence of both Delta and Omicron variants may lead to a third wave in the country.