India added the most fresh coronavirus infections in nearly three months at a time when the Omicron variant is spreading fast across the country.
The world's second-most populous nation added as many as 22,775 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry's update at 8 a.m. on Jan. 1. That compares with 8,949 recoveries during the same period.
Key Figures
Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 3,48,61,579.
Total number of active cases: 1,04,781.
Cured/discharged/migrated patients: 3,42,75,312.
Deaths: 4,81,486.
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 22,775.
One-day recoveries: 8,949.
One-day deaths: 406.
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