India logs highest single-day rise of Omicron cases
India reported over 150 fresh Omicron infections with Goa and Manipur on Monday registering their first cases as the total tally of this latest variant of COVID-19 touched nearly 600.
According to Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am, 156 fresh cases of Omicron were logged, taking the tally of such cases to 578. However, 151 out of the 578 people, who contracted the infection, have recovered or migrated. Cases have been detected across 19 states and union territories with Delhi recording the maximum number of 142 cases followed by Maharashtra at 167, Kerala 57, Gujarat 73, Rajasthan 43 and Telangana 41. In late addition on Monday, a 48-year-old returnee from Tanzania tested positive for Omicron variant in Manipur, making him the first patient of the strain in the northeastern state. He has been placed under isolation at the state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal, and he has not exhibited any severe symptoms, officials said.
In Panaji, an eight-year-old boy, who arrived from the UK, was confirmed to be infected with Omicron. Maharashtra reported 26 new cases, including 11 in Mumbai, of the Omicron variant, taking the state’s tally of those infected with the new strain to 167.
During the day, Haryana reported two more cases of the Omicron variant, pushing the tally of such cases to 12 in the state. Three more persons tested positive for Omicron in Uttarakhand, taking the number of people infected with the latest variant to four in the state. Gujarat reported 24 new cases of the Omicron variant, raising the tally to 73.