India reports 33 Omicron Covid-19 cases so far
In Maharashtra, a three-year-old was among seven new patients confirmed by the state government on Friday; Mumbai has banned large gatherings for two days amid scare
India has registered 33 Omicron Covid-19 cases so far, which has generated renewed concern around the world.
In Maharashtra, a three-year-old was among seven new patients confirmed by the state government on Friday; Mumbai has banned large gatherings for two days amid scare. All fresh cases in the state are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. A majority of cases in India are also mild, reports NDTV.
Delhi logged its second case of the new variant from a Zimbabwe returnee traveller who tested positive.
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More than 90 international passengers who returned to India since 1 December tested positive for Covid. At least 80 of them returned from "at-risk countries".
India reported 7,774 new cases of Covid-19 and 306 related deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Sunday.
The fresh numbers have taken the country's Covid-19 tally to 34,690,510 and the death toll to 475,434, the health ministry's data showed on Sunday.
On Saturday, there were 7,992 cases and 393 deaths.
