The Omicron variant of the coronavirus spread rapidly in India. On Saturday, Rajasthan reported 21 new strains, which was a huge peak, bringing the total number of Omicron in the state to 43. Among them, 11 cases were from Jaipur, 6 cases were from Ajmer, and 3 cases were from Udaipur. One of the patients was from Maharashtra.
The health department of Rajasthan stated on Saturday that it confirmed the existence of Omicron after sending samples of people who reported Covid-like symptoms to the National Institute of Virology in Pune.
Of these infected people, five returned from abroad, and the other three had contact with foreign travelers.
When talking about the Omicron cases in Rajasthan, the health department stated that 28 of them were from Jaipur, 7 were from Ajmer, 4 were from Sikar, and 3 were from Udaipur. There is also a patient from Maharashtra.
According to data from the Joint Ministry of Health updated on Saturday, India has so far recorded more than 400 cases of Omicron variant coronavirus, 115 of which have recovered or migrated. Maharashtra has recorded the most 108 Omicron cases, followed by Delhi 79. Gujarat and Rajasthan followed closely, with 43 new strains in both states.
There are 38 Omicron cases in Telangana, 37 in Kerala, 34 in Tamil Nadu, and 31 in Karnataka.
According to an update by the Ministry of Health at 8 am, the total number of Covids in India has risen to 3,47,79,815 in the past 24 hours, with 7,189 new cases, and active cases has dropped to 77,032.
Statistics show that the death toll climbed to 4,79,520, and the death toll increased by 387.
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