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India on Sunday added nearly 2,800 COVID-19 deaths with the state of Bihar reconciling outbreak data. Nationwide daily infections were also recorded over 8,800 COVID-19. Active cases remained under one lakh, accounting for just 0.29% of the total cases. Correspondingly, the recovery rate was recorded at 98.35%. Meanwhile, at 0.73%, India's daily positivity rate remained under 2% for the 62nd day.
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India on Sunday reported 3% higher COVID-19 cases than the day before. The spike in COVID-19 deaths is due to Bihar and Kerala accounting for 2,426 and 263 past deaths, respectively. The overall COVID-19 situation in India is relatively stable. However, there have also been fresh concerns as India reported its fifth case involving the Omicron variant, feared to be more transmissible.
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