In India, the Omicron tally rose to 2,630 after 495 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra tops the list with 797 Omicron cases, of which 330 patients have been discharged.
In India, the Omicron tally rose to 2,630 after 495 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. Of the total, 995 people have so far recovered, the Ministry said, adding that the variant has been detected in 26 states and UTs to date.
‘The count of the new strain continues to be in single digit in Madhya Pradesh (nine), Uttarakhand (eight), Goa (five), Meghalaya (four), Chandigarh (three), and Jammu and Kashmir (three) so far.’
Maharashtra tops the list with 797 Omicron cases, of which 330 patients have been discharged. The state reported 144 new Omicron cases in the last 24 hours. Delhi's tally has reached 465, with one case being detected in the past 24 hours. However, 57 of them have recovered from the virus.
Rajasthan's tally has climbed to 236 with 62 new cases.
Among other states, Kerala has reported 49 new cases in the last 24 hrs, pushing the tally to 234. Of them, 58 have been discharged from the hospital.
Karnataka has also seen a massive spike as 149 new cases were detected in the last 24 hrs, pushing the tally at 226.
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Telangana has also reported ten more Omicron cases, taking the tally to 94, while Haryana and Odisha recorded 71 and 60 cases, respectively.
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Puducherry, and Punjab have recorded two cases, while Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Manipur continue with one case each.
Source-IANS