According to the latest news from the Alliance Ministry of Health, the total number of positive Omicron cases in India increased by nearly 500 to 2,630 on Thursday morning. The Ministry of Health update further shows that the new variant of the coronavirus has now spread to 26 states.
Maharashtra continues to be the main contributor with 797 Omicron cases, followed by Delhi (465), Rajasthan (236), Kerala (234), Karnataka (226) and Gujarat (204).
Tamil Nadu also has more than 100 new variants (121 cases to be precise). Telangana is also close to the 100 mark, with 94 Omicron cases.
The new variant caused India’s Covid-19 count to soar, reaching nearly 100,000 on Thursday morning. On Wednesday, the number was 58,097.
The Director-General of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Dr. Balram Bhargava, said on Wednesday that Omicron is the main circulating strain in India.
Dr. Bargava said at a briefing by the Ministry of Health: “Omicron is the main strain of transmission in the country’s cities. Large-scale gatherings should be avoided to reduce the speed of this spread.” The Ministry of Health said, Maharashtra. , West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Gujarat are the worrying states with a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases.
Assam reported its first case of Omicron on Wednesday, after a Saudi Arabian returnee tested positive for a variant of the new coronavirus.
On Wednesday, the number of Covid-19 cases per day in the capital almost doubled, from 5,481 infections a day earlier to 10,655, with a positive rate of 11.88%.
Data from the health department further showed that 65% of Covid samples in Delhi (whose genome sequencing report was released between January 1 and 3) were found to have Omicron variants, while this proportion was found to have Omicron variants between December 1 and 31. Is 28%.
India also reported its first death due to Omicron on Wednesday. A 73-year-old man died in Udaipur, Rajasthan on December 31, but was reconfirmed yesterday to be related to Covid-19.
The man suffers from multiple comorbidities.
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