Coronavirus Omicron in India News Highlights 15 January 2022: Telangana reports 1,963 new Covid cases, 2 death today
Coronavirus Omicron cases in India Live Updates: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh today news on 15 January 2022
Coronavirus Omicron Updates today News on 15 January 2022: Latest news updates of happenings from around the world, with special focus on India, Hyderabad, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh. From daily coronavirus news about the probable third wave, the number of infections, vaccination and night curfew.
Coronavirus in India: India on Saturday reported 268,833 fresh Covid-19 cases and 402 deaths in last 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 14,17,820. The cumulative total for infections stand at 36,850,962, the Union health ministry stated.
There are a total of 6,041 confirmed cases of Omicron.
Coronavirus in Telangana: Telangana on Saturday reported 1,963 fresh COVID-19 cases and took the tally to 7, 07,162 while the death toll rose to 4,054 with two more fatalities.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) recorded the highest number of fresh cases with 1,075 followed by Rangareddy (168) and Medchal Malkajgiri (150) districts, a bulletin said while providing details as of 5.30 PM today. The State reported 2,398 infections on Friday.
A total of 1,620 people recovered from the infection today. The cumulative number of recoveries till date was 6, 81,091.
The number of active cases stood at 22,017, the bulletin said.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh: The cumulative coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh touched the 21 lakh mark on Saturday, a health bulletin stated.
After reaching the two-million mark on August 20, 2021, the next one lakh cases came in 148 days, the longest spell since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the state.
As 4,955 fresh cases were added in the 24 hours ending at 9 am on Saturday, the total number of cases now stood at 21,01,710.
The latest health bulletin said 397 more people got cured in a day, taking the total recoveries to 20,64,331.
One fresh fatality increased the death toll to 14,509. The number of active cases rose to 22,870, the bulletin added.
Visakhapatnam district registered 1,103 and Chittoor 1,039 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. The remaining 11 districts in the state added less than 400 new cases each, with West Godavari logging the lowest with 55.
West Godavari reported one virus-related death.
Coronavirus in Telangana: Telangana on Saturday reported 1,963 fresh COVID-19 cases and took the tally to 7, 07,162 while the death toll rose to 4,054 with two more fatalities.
India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 156 crore with more than 57 lakh vaccine doses administered today: Union Health Ministry
COVID19 in West Bengal: West Bengal registers 19,064 fresh cases & 39 deaths today; Active cases rise to 1,55,376. Positivity rate at 29.52%
Corona is a unique virus as it has a very high rate of mutation. I hope as we move forward in this year probably we will come out of the pandemic very soon. We have to take vaccine, booster doses to contain its spread: Dr Kutub Mahmood
Coronavirus in Maharashtra: 81 police personnel tested positive for COVID in the last 24 hours. Total 126 personnel died so far; Active cases 1,312: Mumbai Police
Coronavirus in Maharashtra: 42,462 new cases & 23 deaths reported in Maharashtra today; Active caseload stands at 2,64,441
125 Omicron infections were reported in the state today, taking the case tally to 1,730.
Omicron variant in Jharkhand: 14 cases of Omicron variant found in Jharkhand today. 87 samples had been sent to Bhubaneswar for genome sequencing. Out of 87, 14 are confirmed cases of Omicron and 1 Delta variant detected: Arun Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary
Assam COVID cases: 3,390 new cases, 4 deaths and 876 recoveries reported today. Active cases 17,777
COVID19 in Goa: Goa reports 3,274 new cases & 4 deaths today; Active caseload at 20,078
Chhattisgarh in COVID19: Chhattisgarh reports 5,525 new cases and 8 deaths; Active caseload at 32,139