Jump in Omicron cases; India has 358 cases of Omicron strain

Dec. 24: India reported 6,650 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With this, the country’s caseload reached 3,47,72,626. India’s active caseload currently stands at 77,516. The country also reported 374 new Covid-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total death count to 4,79,133.

The number of cases of Covid’s fast-spreading strain Omicron has crossed the 300-mark in India, the Union Health Ministry said, with Omicron cases in India currently standing at 358. With 88 cases, Maharashtra has reported the highest incidence of the new strain. It is followed by Delhi with 64 cases, Telangana with 24, Rajasthan 21, Karnataka 19, Kerala 15 and Gujarat 14 cases.