Omicron Cases: India has so far registered 781 Omicron type cases
New Delhi:
The total number of highly transmissible coronavirus variant omicrons in India has reached 781. concern that was first found in South Africa In November, it has now spread to 21 states of the country.
Delhi with 238 cases has the highest omicron number, followed by Maharashtra with 167 cases.
India reported 9,195 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is 44 per cent higher than yesterday’s 6,358 cases. The government is continuously intensifying the vaccination campaign across the country.
Over 143 crore vaccine doses have been given in India, marking a significant milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
The recovery rate currently stands at 98.40 percent, which is the highest since March 2020.
At least 7,347 people have recovered in the last 24 hours. The total number of people who have been cured is 3,42,51,292.
Active cases account for less than 1 per cent of the total cases, which is currently 0.22 per cent, the lowest since March 2020.
The active caseload is 77,002. The weekly positivity rate of 0.68 per cent is less than 1 per cent for the last 45 days.
The daily positivity rate of 0.79 per cent is less than 2 per cent for the last 86 days.
The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still “very high”, the World Health Organization said today, following an 11 percent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases globally last week. The WHO said in its weekly epidemiological update that Omicron is behind rapid virus spikes in several countries, in which they have already overtaken the major delta variant.
It said early data from Britain, South Africa and Denmark – which currently has the highest per capita infection rates in the world – suggested the risk of hospitalization was lower for Omicron than for Delta.
However, further data were needed to understand the severity of omicron in terms of clinical markers including oxygen use, mechanical ventilation, and death.
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