The total number of Covid cases reported in the country is now 3.48 crore
New Delhi:
The number of cases of the fast-spreading strain of Covid-19 has surpassed 200 in India today, the Union Health Ministry said.
Of them, 77 patients have recovered or migrated, the ministry added.
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Maharashtra and Delhi reported the highest number of new variant cases – 54. This was followed by Telangana (20 cases), Karnataka (19), Rajasthan (18), Kerala (15) and Gujarat (14).
Ministry data updated on Tuesday also noted that India has recorded 5,326 cases of Covid infection in the last 24 hours, the lowest number of daily cases in 581 days. The total number of Covid cases reported in the country is now 3.48 crore. According to the bulletin, there are now 79,097 active cases in the country, the lowest in 574 days.
With 453 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total number of deaths in the pandemic has risen to 4.78 lakh.
The Omicron line of Covid, known to be highly transmissible, has sounded the alarm and rekindled grim memories of the devastating second wave of the pandemic that has plagued the country’s health infrastructure. have to give up.
Delhi, which was hardest hit in the second wave, hit 107 cases on Sunday, surpassing the 100 mark in six months and forcing disaster management agencies to meet.
After the meeting, Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people not to panic and ensure that the government has the proper arrangements in place to deal with the increase in cases. Pointing out that many people do not cover their faces and have been caught off guard after reducing cases, he urged residents to continue to follow Covid rules.
Meanwhile, the strain Omicron is leading to an alarming increase in the number of cases worldwide.
In the United States, the new variant accounts for 73% of all Covid cases in sequence, up from about 3% last week, according to the latest federal estimates.
The delta variant, which was the predominant form of the virus in the US last week, has now dropped to about 27% of cases in the sequence.
The World Health Organization says the Omicron variant is spreading faster than the Delta variant and causing infections in people who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid.
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