Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 19 (ANI): Gujarat reported 20,966 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic began.

According to the state health department, the number of active coronavirus cases in the state has reached 90,726.

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As many as 12 people succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, the health department said. With this, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 stands at 10,186.

Meanwhile, India reported 2,82,970 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 15.13 per cent, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday.

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The country has so far detected 8,961 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. (ANI)

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