The number of cases of fast-spreading COVID-19 strain Omicron has crossed the 200 mark in India, the Union Health Ministry said today. Out of them, 77 patients have recovered or migrated, the ministry added.
Maharashtra and Delhi reports (54) highest number of cases of Omicron followed by Telangana (20 cases), Karnataka (19), Rajasthan (18), Kerala (15) and Gujarat (14).
Meanwhile, India had clocked 5,326 cases of Covid infections over the past 24 hours, the lowest daily case count in 581 days. The total number of Covid cases reported in the country now stands at 3.48 crore.
As per the bulletin, there are now 79,097 active cases in the country, the lowest in 574 days. 8,043 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,41,95,060 With 453 deaths over the past 24 hours, the total death count in the pandemic has climbed to 4.78 lakhs.
