New Delhi:
About 1,525 people in India have contracted Omicron since the first case was reported in November, Maharashtra and Delhi continue to be the hardest hit states, the health ministry said. So far, 560 people have recovered from the new virus strain.
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The country also reported a 21% increase in new Covid cases as it reported 27,553 infections today. The data shows that around 284 people died from the virus during this time.
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Twenty-three states in India have reported the rapidly spreading Omicron variant so far. Maharashtra, which has reported the most COVID-10 cases, with 460 Omicrons, followed by Delhi with 351 infections.
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Gujarat has reported 21 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours and now has 136 cases. Tamil Nadu, the fourth hardest hit state, reported 117 cases while neighboring Kerala reported 109 cases of the new strain of the virus.
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India’s Covid stats are now 3,48.89, 132. Active cases account for 0.35% of the total caseload, according to the Ministry of Health. The daily positivity rate is currently 2.55%.
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Health Ministry data indicates that densely populated metropolises, such as the national capital New Delhi, financial hub Mumbai and Kolkata, are seeing some of the sharpest increases.
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Delhi recorded a massive 50% increase in coronavirus cases on Saturday, at 2,716, with around 3.64% of COVID-19 tests coming back positive – a high positivity rate considered one the first signs of an impending wave of infections.
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Neighboring Haryana has closed cinemas and sports complexes in Gurgaon and four other cities as part of restrictions due to an increase in coronavirus cases and the emergence of the Omicron variant. Schools are also closed until January 12.
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Countries have been asked to set up temporary hospitals and set up special teams, the central government said on Saturday, amid nationwide alarm over a surge in coronavirus infections mainly caused by the coronavirus. highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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India saw a terrifying second wave of COVID-19 last year when the average daily number of new cases peaked at around 400,000. Caseloads have dropped significantly since then. For months, the nationwide tally remained below 10,000 cases per day.
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Now, health officials and experts fear the Omicron variant could cause a third wave of the disease.
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