Source: Xinhua | 2022-01-14 | Editor:Ines
India reported 264,202 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the tally rose to 36,582,129 during the past 24 hours, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
This is the second consecutive day when more than 200,000 daily cases were registered across the country in over eight months.
Besides, 315 deaths due to the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 485,350.
There are still 1,272,073 active COVID-19 cases in the country with a rise of 154,542 active cases during the past 24 hours. This is the 17th consecutive day when the number of active cases rose in the country.
A total of 34,824,706 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals so far, out of which 109,345 were discharged during the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the country's Omicron tally has reached 5,753, seeing an increase of 4.83 percent since Thursday. Most of the Omicron cases have been reported from the states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Delhi.
India has notified electronic gold receipts (EGRs) as securities and issued guidelines for their trading.
At least 16 people were killed and 24 others injured on Wednesday after a bus collided with a truck.
Local health minister of the Indian capital region Satyendar Jain Thursday said the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 was circulating in the community.
India's eastern state of West Bengal on Thursday suspended all flights from Britain with effect from Jan. 3 in the wake of Omicron scare.
Girls pose for photos with their hands and faces painted to greet the upcoming New Year in Amritsar district of northern India's Punjab state.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,822,040 on Thursday.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of India's eastern state of Bihar said the third wave of COVID-19 has already started in the state.
India's capital market regulator on Tuesday approved stricter norms for companies tapping the capital market to raise funds via initial public offer (IPO).
At least five persons were killed and eight others injured in north India on Monday when two buses collided with each other, confirmed the local police.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that a new COVID-19 vaccination drive for youths aged between 15 and 18 years will be launched in the count...