India’s Omicron count crosses 1,700-mark after 123 fresh cases
03.01.2022
India reported 123 Omicron cases on Sunday, the lowest in the last five days. India’s cumulative Omicron tally, after adding old unaccounted cases, stood at 1,711. Maharashtra recorded 50 fresh cases, taking the state’s total past the 500-mark to 510. Of the total cases in Maharashtra, 328 are from Mumbai alone, followed by Pune that has seen nearly 110 cases.
Kerala recorded the highest number of cases after Maharashtra on Sunday with 45 patients testing positive for the coronavirus variant, taking the southern state’s tally to152. State health minister Veena George said nine of the 45 patients came from high-risk countries while 32 came from low-risk countrie. Four persons contracted the new variant through their contacts.
Odisha recorded 23 new infections, its biggest singleday jump so far, taking the total tally to 37. Of the 23 fresh cases,10 have no recent history of foreign travel while 11 have returned from countries like Finland, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Syria and UK. Two are contacts of the person who has returned from Finland.
Telangana recorded five cases, taking the state tally to 84. Significantly, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, which had added big numbers to their Omicron tally in the last few days, did not report any case on Sunday.
TNN
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