India logged a daily spike of 8,895 Covid cases on Sunday, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,46,33,255. The country also recorded 2,796 new deaths, pushing the total death count to 4,73,326.

Active cases reduced to 99,155, according to the latest Health Ministry data.

India reported 17 new cases of the new Omicron Covid strain on Sunday, taking the total tally to 21 cases of the worrisome new variant. Countries across the world have announced restrictions to arrest the spread of the virus that has been labelled a 'Variant of Concern' by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus cases:

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