The nationwide infection tally has risen to 36,070,510. File photo

In a massive spike, India reported 194,720 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the most since late May, health ministry data showed. 

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As many as 442 new fatalities pushed the cumulative toll to 484,655, data published by the Union health ministry on Wednesday showed. The overall case tally, meanwhile, topped 36 million.

On the Omicron front, the infection count stands at 4,868.

In a concerning development, the number of active cases is once again near the 1 million-mark, and currently stands at 955,319, an increase of 133,873 cases from Tuesday's bulletin.

Recoveries, active cases and deaths comprise 96.01 per cent, 2.65 per cent and 1.34 of the overall caseload, as per the data.

At least, 60,405 more patients were discharged, pushing the total recovery count to 34,630,536.

On the Omicron front, the infection count stands at 4,868, a rise of 407 from the the new variant's caseload on January 11.