Coronavirus Omicron India Highlights: India is witnessing a large number of COVID-19 cases as infections surged in all the states and union territories. The country added over 2.35 lakh new COVID-19 infections and 871 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry's data updated on January 29. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 13.39 percent, while the weekly positivity rate was 16.89 percent, according to the health ministry. The active cases decreased by 1,01,278
to reach 20,04,333 -- 4.91 percent of the total infections -- while the country's recovery rate stands at 93.89 percent, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,83,60,710, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 percent, it said. Meanwhile, the cumulative number of anti-COVID vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 165.04 crore, the ministry has updated. Of these, more than 56.72 lakh vaccine doses were administered on January 21.