India records 258,089 new COVID-19 cases, 385 deaths in 24 hours
India's Omicron tally has reached 8,209, as an increase of 6.02 per cent was seen since Sunday. - REUTERS
NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 37,380,253 on Monday, as 258,089 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry's latest data showed.
This is the fifth consecutive day when more than 200,000 daily new cases were registered in the country, said Xinhua.
Besides, as many as 385 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 486,451.
There are still 1,656,341 active COVID-19 cases in India. A total of 35,237,461 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals so far, out of which 151,740 were discharged during the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, India's Omicron tally has reached 8,209, as an increase of 6.02 per cent was seen since Sunday. Most of the Omicron cases have been reported from the states of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi.
-- BERNAMA
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