India COVID 19 update 16 Jan 2022. India reports 271202 COVID cases, 314 deaths, and 1,38,331 recoveries India reports 2,71,202 COVID cases (2,369 more than yesterday), 314 deaths, and 1,38,331 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Active case: 15,50,377 Daily positivity rate: 16.28%) Confirmed cases of Omicron: 7,743