Covid cases in India: India reported 2,47,417 new cases in 24 hours on Thursday. India has crossed the 2-lakh daily case mark for the first time in nearly eight months. A massive surge was detected in Rajasthan on Wednesday with nearly 10,000 new cases while 38 patients have been diagnosed with Covid at the Magh Mela in UP’s Prayagraj. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against treating Covid-19 as an endemic illness like flu, rather than as a pandemic, saying the spread of the Omicron variant has not yet stabilised. Stay with Indiatoday.in for LIVE updates.
J&K: 65 students who were to participate in Gulmarg Winter Games test positive for Covid
At least 65 students from Jammu and Kashmir who were going to participate in the Winter Games in Gulmarg have tested positive for Covid-19.
MP minister Vishvas Sarang tests positive for Covid-19
Madhya Pradesh medical education minister Vishvas Kailash Sarang has tested positive for Covid-19. He was infected with the virus during the first wave of the pandemic as well.
PM Modi’s Covid review meet with chief ministers to begin shortly
Hospitalisations have increased, most patients infected with Omicron: MD, LNJP Hospital
“The number of hospitalisations has increased from 10-15 to 35-40 per day. So far, we have received 188 Omicron cases from airports in the last 5 weeks. Omicron is observed in the majority of patients, only 15-20 per cent are diagnosed with Delta variant,” Dr S Kumar, Medical Director at LNJP Hospital in Delhi, was quoted by ANI news agency.
59 new Omicron cases found in Kerala
As many as 59 more Omicron cases have been confirmed in Kerala. Out of the 59 confirmed cases today, 42 patients had travelled from low-risk countries, 5 from high-risk countries, and 9 contracted the disease through contact. Three patients had come from other states. The total Omicron tally in the state is now 480, said Kerala health department.
Gangster Suresh Pujari tests positive for Covid-19
Gangster Suresh Pujari has been hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19. He is in ATS custody. Pujari has more than 25 cases of extortion against him in Mumbai. He was recently deported from the Phillipines to India and handed over to Maharashtra ATS.
