COVID-19 third wave: India’s Omicron tally increases by 8.31%

India’s COVID-19 woes seems to have become never ending. 

The Omicron tally in India, on Tuesday, increased by 8.31%. 

Overall Omicron tally has increased to 8891, the health ministry informed. 

Meanwhile, a total of 2,38,018 new COVID-19 cases were also logged in India on Tuesday. 

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The number of COVID-19 cases logged on Tuesday, is 20,071 less than Monday. 

The new COVID-19 cases in India were detected at a positivity rate of 14.43%. 

Meanwhile, the number of active cases in the country has risen to 17,36,628. 

On the other hand, 310 COVID deaths and 1,57,421 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours.