Covid Update: India Reports 3.06 Lakh Infections In Last 24 Hrs, No New Omicron Case In Maharashtra

No Omicron case was detected in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, while Karnataka reported a huge rise in Covid infections.

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New Delhi: Witnessing a slight dip in Covid surge in the past two days, India has registered 3,06,064 new cases in the last 24 hours. The country also reported 439 deaths, and 2,43,495 recoveries on Monday. 

India's active caseload is currently at 22,49,335 as the active cases stand at 5.69%. The country's recovery rate is currently at 93.07%.

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No new Omicron cases detected in Maharashtra

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 40,805 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 75,07,225, while 44 fatalities put the toll at 1,42,115, a health department official said.

The discharge of 27,377 people during the day took the recovery count to 70,67,955, leaving the state with 2,93,305 active cases, he said.

With 1,95,256 samples being examined on Sunday, the number of tests in Maharashtra went up to 7,33,69,912, he said.

No Omicron case was detected in the state during the day, keeping the tally of those affected by the new variant to 2,759, of which 1,437 have been discharged as well, the official said. The total number of Omicron cases in Mumbai is 1,009 and in Pune city 1,002, he added.

As per the state health department data, Mumbai reported 2,550 new cases and 13 deaths on Sunday, taking the tally to 10,33,915 and toll to 16,535. Mumbai division, which comprises adjoining districts, saw 6,665 cases and 21 deaths, leaving the tally at 21,79,271and toll at 36,416.

Karnataka reports over 50,000 Covid Cases

 Karnataka reported 50,210 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, two days after the state lifted the weekend curfew that had been imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Presently, there are as many over 3.57 lakh active cases in the state.

Karnataka reported more cases today than Maharashtra, which has been the hardest-hit state in the last month. 

Of the 50,210 new cases, 26,299 were reported in the state's capital Bengaluru, informed Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar. In the same period, Maharashtra's capital Mumbai reported 2,550 new COVID-19 cases.