India reports 3.47 lakh new Covid cases, 703 deaths in 24 hours; positivity rate up from 16.41% to 17.94%

India logged 3.47 lakh new Covid cases, 9% higher than yesterday. The death toll climbed to 4,88,396 with 703 fresh fatalities according to the data updated at 9 am. 9,692 cases of Omicron variant have reported across 28 state and union territories.