India’s Omicron tally mounts to 1,270; daily Covid-19 cases witnesses spike at 16,764
Omicron cases in India crossed 1,000 mark as it continues to spread at an alarming rate across the country. According to the health ministry , 1,270 cases of Omicron detected so far from 23 states and Union territories
- Dec 31, 2021,
- Updated Dec 31, 2021, 4:11 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Omicron cases in India crossed 1,000 mark as it continues to spread at an alarming rate across the country.
According to the health ministry , 1,270 cases of Omicron detected so far from 23 states and Union territories, adding 374 people have been discharged. Maharashtra and Delhi are leading the Omicron tally and have reported 450 and 320 cases respectively. Bihar became the latest state to report a case of the new variant.
Meanwhile, India's daily tally of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) also continued to spike for a third consecutive day after 16,764 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 34,838,804
1,250,837 samples were tested for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and the total number has climbed to 677,878,255.