The COVID-19 active caseload remained under 3 lakh for the ninth consecutive day. There are 2,62,272 active situations of coronavirus infections in the nation which comprises 2.56 per cent of the total caseload, the information stated.
According to the ICMR, 17,09,22,030 samples have been tested up to December 29 with 11,20,281 samples becoming tested on Tuesday.
The 286 new fatalities incorporate 68 from Maharashtra, 30 from West Bengal, 28 from Delhi and 24 from Kerala. A total of 1,48,43 deaths have been reported so far in the nation such as 49,373 from Maharashtra followed by 12,092 from Tamil Nadu, 12,074 from Karnataka, 10,502 from Delhi, 9,655 from West Bengal, 8,340 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,one hundred from Andhra Pradesh and 5,322 from Punjab.