New Delhi : India reported 58,097 new Covid-19 cases and 534 deaths in the 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday. With 15,389 recoveries, the active cases in the country stood at 2,14,004. A total of 2,135 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in the country so far.
Meanwhile, the Omicron count of the country exceeded the 2,000-mark after multiple states, including Maharashtra, confirmed fresh cases in the previous 24 hours. According to the Union health ministry, a total of 2,135 Omicron cases have so far been detected in the country, of which, as many as 828 have recovered.
Maharashtra and Delhi remain the leaders in the chart with 653 and 464 Omicron cases, respectively. Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu – all of which feature in the top 10 most-affected states by Omicron, have confirmed more than 100 cases till now.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India’s total number of Covid-19 tests’ coverage has reached 68,24,28,595, with 11,54,302 conducted in the past 24 hours.
