As many as 34,113 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in the country, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today. With this, the country's active caseload currently stands at 4,78,882 which accounts for 1.12 per cent of total cases.
The daily positivity rate in India has been recorded at 3.19 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.99 per cent.
A total of 91,930 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic is now at 4,16,77,641. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 97.68 per cent.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 7,23,693 on Monday as 198 more people tested positive for the infection, while five fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 7,957, a health bulletin said.
Kamrup Metropolitan district, which primarily comprises Guwahati city, reported 46 fresh cases, taking its tally to 1,56,837.
Mumbai has reported less than 200 COVID-19 cases for the first time since December 13, 2021, when it had logged 174 infections and two fatalities.
Of the deaths, 25 were reported in the last 24 hours, 92 were those that occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 61 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the release said.
Hong Kong's health facilities have been overloaded by an "onslaught" of Covid-19 infections, its leader said, as a rise in Omicron cases threatens to bring down the city's "zero-Covid" policy.
Authorities have adhered to mainland China's policy of stamping out the smallest outbreak with mass quarantine, widespread tracking, and prolonged social distancing measures since the start of the pandemic.
But the extremely contagious Omicron variant breached the Chinese territory's defences in late December, piling up more than 8,000 infections in a few weeks with researchers warning that daily cases could exceed 25,000 by next month.
While the infection rate remains low compared to major cities around the world, Hong Kong's policy of sending even asymptomatic cases to hospitals and quarantine facilities has filled up beds and amplified wait times.