The active cases comprise 0.24 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.56 per cent, the health ministry said.
US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 78,939,142 and 948,397, according to the CSSE.
There are 3,079 active COVID-19 cases as 585 patients recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 12,72,428, it said.
The active cases comprise 0.28 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.52 per cent, the health ministry said.
The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (42,894,345 infections and 513,226 deaths), followed by Brazil (28,679,671 infections and 648,496 deaths).
With a continuous drop in daily Covid cases in the State and particularly in the capital city of Bhubaneswar, the local urban body, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has decided to close down all Covid Care Centres operating in the city from February 28, 2022.
The daily positivity rate was recorded as 1.28 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded as 1.48 per cent, according to the ministry.
The second worst-hit country in terms of cases is India (42,881,179 infections and 512,924 deaths), followed by Brazil (28,589,235 infections and 647,703 deaths).
The death toll climbed to 5,12,924 with 302 fresh fatalities
CSSE revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 429,415,033 and 5,916,373, respectively
As per a notification issued by the municipal authorities, devotees will now no longer be required to produce vaccination certificates or ID proofs for visit to any religious institutions in the State Capital city.
Meanwhile, although BA.2 sequences are increasing in proportion relative to other Omicron sublineages, there is still a reported decline in overall cases globally.
With the administration of over 33.84 lakhs vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's Covid inoculation coverage reached 176.19 crore as of Wednesday morning.
US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 78,642,385 and 938,938, according to the CSSE.
On the possibility of Omicron BA.2 causing another surge, Dr Garg said that it cannot infect those who have previously had BA.1 sub-variant of Covid-19.
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