The country reported 402 fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 4,85,752, the Union Health Ministry said. The positivity rate also increased from 14.7% to 16.66%. As many as 1,22,684 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, leaving the number of active cases at 14,17,820. The confirmed cases of Omicron now stand at 6,041.

Mumbai on Friday recorded 11,317 Covid-19 cases as its positivity rate dipped to 20 per cent from 21.73 per cent a day before. The city, on Friday, conducted 54,924 coronavirus tests. Maharashtra, meanwhile, witnessed 43,211 cases and 19 related deaths. Delhi, on the other hand, reported 24,383 new Covid-19 infections on Friday, with the number dropping by over 4,000 in comparison to the previous day’s tally of over 28,800 cases, The Hindu reported.