Omicron cases in India cross 100 mark

Dec. 17: As many as 101 cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported from various parts of India.  Addressing a press briefing, Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said “there are 101 Omicron cases across 11 states in the country, so far”. The omicron variant of the coronavirus likely to outpace Delta in the coming days, the Health Ministry said on Friday, warning that the new variant has already accounted for 2.4 per cent of all COVID-19 cases in the world.

Of the 11 states and Union territories that have reported the Omicron variant, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of cases at 32, followed by 22 in Delhi, Rajasthan has reported 17 cases, while Karnataka and Telengana have reported eight each. Gujarat & Kerala recorded 5 cases each. Apart from this, 1 each cases were reported from Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

101 #Omicron cases have been detected in 11 states so far in the country including 32 in Maharashtra and 22 in Delhi

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