New Delhi: India today recorded 2,55,874 new coronavirus cases, 16.39 per cent lower than Monday's figure of 3.06 lakh cases. During the same period, the country reported 614 virus-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 4,89,848.
At 22,36,842, active cases in India now comprise 5.62 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate marginally increased to 93.15 per cent.
Delhi also reported 5,760 new coronavirus cases on Monday. Meanwhile, the country has administered 162.92 crore vaccine doses so far.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
Jan 25, 2022 23:30 (IST)
Punjab Imposes New Covid Curbs
Punjab has extended night curfew till February 1, an official order said. Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to enter Punjab. Gyms, restaurants, bar, and cinema halls will operate at 50% capacity, according to the new guidelines. Educational institutes will remain shut closed till February 1.
Jan 25, 2022 20:35 (IST)
Padma Bhushan For Covaxin, Covishield Makers
Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella of Bharat Biotech and Cyrus Poonawala of the Serum Institute of India have been honoured with the Padma Bhushan for their role in India's response to COVID-19 with the Covaxin and Covishield vaccines.
Jan 25, 2022 12:36 (IST)
Odisha recorded 5,891 fresh Covid cases, lowest daily spike in 2 weeks
Odisha recorded 5,891 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, 19 per cent less than the previous day, as the number of clinical tests registered a significant drop over the past two days, the health department said.
The tally in the coastal state climbed to 12,17,842, the department stated.
The death count mounted to 8,532 with seven more deaths in the past 24 hours.
The infections are the lowest in a fortnight. The state had reported 11,086 cases exactly a week ago. On Monday, it logged 7,291 new cases and five deaths.
Jan 25, 2022 07:53 (IST)
Bengal records 4,546 fresh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 37 more fatalities
West Bengal on Monday recorded 4,546 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 19,69,791, while 37 more fatalities raised the death count to 20,375, a health department bulletin said.
The state had on Sunday logged 6,980 fresh infections and 36 deaths due to the disease.
The positivity rate came down to 8.84 per cent from Sunday's 9.53 per cent, and the number of active cases currently has 94,535, down by 15,648 from the previous day's count.
