Delhi has reported the highest Omicron variant cases in the country. The national capital has logged 238 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 167 cases, according to the Health Ministry data.
India has logged 781 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 21 states and UTs so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. Delhi has recorded the maximum number of 238 cases of which 57 have recovered/discharged/migrated, according to the Ministry data. Delhi is followed by Maharashtra where 167 people have tested positive for the highly infectious variant of Covid-19. Other states where Omicron variant cases have been reported are Gujarat 73, Kerala 65, Telangana 62, Rajasthan 46, 34 each in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In view of the rising cases, several states have imposed strict restrictions to arrest the spread of the virus. Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have imposed night curfew and revised Covid protocol. According to a Union Health Ministry office memorandum, multi-disciplinary central teams have been deployed in 10 states which are reporting either an increasing number of Omicron and COVID-19 cases or a slow vaccination pace. Meanwhile, in his Mann ki Baat address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday also said self-awareness and self-discipline are the country’s strengths in fighting against the novel variant of the COVID.
