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India Records 1.68 Lakh New Covid Cases, 6.4% Lower Than Yesterday

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India Records 1.68 Lakh New Covid Cases, 6.4% Lower Than Yesterday

India recorded 1,68,063 new Covid cases today, a 6.4% decrease from yesterday, including 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant. The country also reported 277 deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours.

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The daily positivity rate came down to 10.64 per cent today from 13.29 per cent yesterday. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 8.85 per cent. On Monday, the country had recorded 1.79 lakh Covid cases.

The current number of active cases is 8,21,446, or 2.29% of the total number of cases. The overall total of Covid cases has risen to 3,58,75,790, while India’s death toll has risen to 4,84,213.

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There were at least 69,959 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 3,45,70,131. The current recovery rate in India is 96.36%.

India has so far administered 1.5289 million doses of the vaccine. The country began implementing “prophylactic” doses for infections on Monday. More than 900,000 healthcare and frontline workers and more than 60 citizens with comorbidities received a third Covid jab on the first day, the ministry said.

Maharashtra, one of the states worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, reported 33,470 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 1,247 cases of the Omicron variant, and eight deaths. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic has begun and will peak at the end of January.

India has conducted 693,100 coronavirus tests so far, including 1,579,928 tests yesterday, the Health Ministry said.

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In a new advisory, the government’s top medical body said contacts of COVID-19 patients should not need to be tested unless they are determined to be high risk. It said asymptomatic individuals in community settings, patients discharged under home isolation guidelines, patients discharged from COVID-19 facilities, and individuals traveling interstate and domestically do not need to be tested.

Delhi reported 19,166 cases on Monday — every fourth person tested positive for the coronavirus in the city. The capital has a positivity rate of 25%, the highest since May 5. As cases rose, new restrictions were imposed on eating out and restaurants.

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody
The Faridabad police gunned down two members of the Kala Jatheri gang in an encounter near Fatehabad on Friday, officers said. A constable was injured in the gunfight, they added.

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody.

The identity of one of the deceased was not known, while the other was identified as Ravi (single name), who had 28 cases lodged against him in multiple districts.

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Aman Yadav, assistant commissioner of Police (ACP), Faridabad said the incident occurred when the police van stopped near a roadside eatery on the outskirts of Fatehabad while transporting Ravi back to Faridabad jail after a court appearance in an Arms Act case.

“Four armed individuals attacked the police team, firing multiple rounds to facilitate Ravi’s escape. In retaliation, police returned fire, killing Ravi and another suspect on the spot,” Yadav said.

Constable Sarjeet Yadav suffered a gunshot wound to his left forearm. He was rushed to a civic hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable, said police.

Yadav said that Ravi, who had been lodged in Faridabad jail since April 24, 2023, was being transported after attending an appeal hearing at the Fatehabad court. The ambush, allegedly orchestrated by Ravi’s associates, was intended to secure his release from custody. The police’s swift response thwarted the plan.

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Ravi had a long history of violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder, dacoity, robbery, and Arms Act violations. His activities spanned multiple districts, such as Sonipat, Jind, Rohtak, Faridabad, and Delhi. He was a key member of the Kala Jathedi gang, led by the notorious gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, who is currently in Tihar Jail.

Kala Jathedi himself is implicated in over a dozen cases across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. In 2020, he famously escaped from Haryana Police custody during a similar ambush orchestrated by his gang.

ACP Yadav confirmed that police teams are actively investigating to identify the remaining attackers involved in the ambush. “We are working to uncover the identities of the other suspects who participated in the operation. Stringent action will be taken against all involved,” Yadav said.

This encounter is part of an ongoing crackdown on organized crime, with authorities aiming to dismantle gangs operating in the region.

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