New Delhi : Covid spread continues unabated countrywide with 3,06,064 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Per day Test Positivity Report(TPR) now is 20.75 from 17.78 percent earlier. 439 Covid deaths were reported in that time taking the total death toll up to now to 4,89,484.
Deaths are on the rise with the ongoing surges. Covid spread continues to be intense in states of Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
Omicron infections too are on the rise. Unlike previous waves, the Third waves saw high case numbers at the very beginning. Mumbai alone accounted for 2550 cases a day ago while Delhi reported 9,197.