Health workers at a COVID-19 hospital in Mumbai, India. File photoNEW DELHI, Jan 20The Ministry of Health of India reported a record high increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus, more than 317.5 thousand cases were detected in the country per day. Over the past 24 hours, 491 deaths as a result of coronavirus and related diseases were recorded in India, the total death toll reached 487.6 thousand people. The number of active cases currently stands at 1.92 million, while the number of recovered exceeded 35.8 million, with 223.9 thousand people recovering in the last 24 hours. At the same time, the authorities note that the positivity rate (the percentage of people who test positive) has increased to 16.06% on average per week.The doctor gave recommendations for treatment at the first symptoms of infection «omicron»According to Indian doctors, the country is experiencing an exponential increase in the number of cases of coronavirus, which is most likely due to the strain «omicron». At the same time, exact data on the extent of the distribution of the Omicron strain are unclear, given the delays in sequencing the genome of the samples. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, laboratories reported 9.2 thousand carriers of this strain in India. Doctors also note that the Delta strain, which accounted for more than 60% of cases before the start of the third wave of coronavirus, remains active in the country. India remains second place in the world in terms of the number of detected cases of COVID-19. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, since March last year, when the pandemic began in the country, the total number of infected has exceeded 38.2 million, more than 35.8 million have recovered, and more than 487 thousand have died.
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