2.82 lakh new Covid cases in India, 18% more than yesterday; positivity up from 14.43% to 15.13%

Over 2.82 lakh new Covid cases were reported in India over the past 24 hours, a rise of 18 per cent from yesterday’s case count. The positivity rate, which is an indicator of the spread of the infection, has climbed marginally from 14.43 per cent to 15.13 per cent. 
The country has so far reported 8,961 cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant, which is driving the third wave of the pandemic.