India on Monday, 24 January, witnessed a marginal decline in the daily COVID-19 tally with 3,06,064 new infections. A total of 439 deaths were also reported.
India's active caseload currently stands at 22,49,335, while the positivity rate has risen to 20.75 percent.
Delhi on Monday reported 5,760 new COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths, while Mumbai recorded 1,857 new cases
Karnataka on Monday reported a whopping 46,426 new cases of the coronavirus.
Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) has said that Omicron is presently in the community transmission stage in India.
Gujarat Reports 13,805 New Cases
Gujarat reported 13,805 new COVID-19 cases, 13,469 recoveries, and 25 deaths in the last 24 hours.
The number of active cases currently stands at 1,35,148.
Non-Vaccinated People Can't Enter Public Places: Assam Govt
The government of Assam said in an order on Monday, "All government servants (including contractual and fixed pay) should be fully vaccinated and shall attend office. Employees who aren't fully vaccinated won't be allowed to attend office and they'll have to avail leave, if available, or extraordinary leave, for which they won't be paid salary."
The order, according to ANI, added, "Non-vaccinated people shall not be allowed entry in public places/spaces (except hospitals). All people are required to carry proof of being fully vaccinated while visiting public places/spaces."
Andhra Pradesh Reports 14,502 New Cases
Andhra Pradesh reported 14,502 new COVID-19 cases, 4,800 recoveries, and seven deaths in the last 24 hours.
The number of active cases currently stands at 93,305.
Kerala Reports 26,514 New Cases
Kerala reported 26,514 new COVID-19 cases, 30,710 recoveries, and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours.
As many as 158 casualties were added to the COVID death list, as per the new guidelines of the central government, and the toll stands at 51,987.
Meanwhile, the number of active cases currently stands at 2,60,271.
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