Covid-19 positivity rate spikes to 19.65%

India’s daily Covid-19 positivity rate spiked to 19.65%. The total number of Omicron cases detected so far in the country has gone up to 8,209, an increase of 6.02% since Sunday.The country reported 2,58,089 new cases taking the active caseload to 16,56,41 and the weekly positivity rate is presently at 14.41%. Maharashtra had 1,738 Omicron cases, West Bengal (1,672), Rajasthan (1,276), Delhi (549), Karnataka (548) and Kerala (536).The Union Health Ministry said the government has provided