India logs over 3 lakh Covid-19 cases, 439 deaths; positivity surges to 20.75%
January 24, 2022Coronavirus cases in India continued to surge over 3 lakh for the fifth day in a row as the country registered 306,064 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry bulletin showed on Monday morning. The death toll surged to 4,89,848 with 439 new fatalities.
The daily positivity rate showed a 3 per cent rise to 20.75 per cent as compared to yesterday’s 17.73 per cent, while the weekly positivity increased to 17.03 per cent. A total of 2,43,495 people recovered from the viral infection in the last 24 hours, the health bulletin stated. More than 27 lakh vaccine doses have been administered in the last 24 hours, recording a cumulative total of more than 1.62 billion jabs under nationwide vaccination drive.
