India's Omicron Tally Breaches 650-Mark, Maharashtra Reports Highest Cases Of Covid Variant

The highest number of cases of Omicron has been reported in Maharashtra taking the state tally of the variant to 167.

Covid testing in Mumbai (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: India surpassed the 600-mark of Omicron cases on Tuesday as the country registered 653 cases in the last 24 hours. India has reported 6,358 new Coronavirus cases and 6,450 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

The active caseload of the country currently stands at 75,456. The recovery rate is currently at 98.40%.

The highest number of cases of the Omicron has been reported in Maharashtra taking the state tally of the variant to 167.

Maharashtra reports 26 new cases of Omicron

Maharashtra on Monday reported 26 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the state tally of those infected with the new strain to 167, the health department said. according to a PTI report. 

As many as 11 of the new cases of Omicron, marked as a 'variant of concern' by the WHO, were detected in Mumbai.

Twenty-six new cases of the Omicron variant have been reported from Maharashtra today, the health department said in a bulletin.

Giving the break-up of 26, the bulletin said Mumbai reported 11 cases, Raigad (Panvel Municipal Corporation) - five, Thane Municipal Corporation - four, Nanded - two. Nagpur, Palghar, Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation (in Thane district), and Pune rural reported one case each.

With this, a total of 167 patients infected with Omicron have been detected in the state so far, it added. Out of the 167 cases, as many as 72 patients have been discharged following negative RT-PCR test, it said.

Of the 26 fresh Omicron cases, all have a history of international travel barring two who are their high-risk contacts, the bulletin said.

Among the new cases - 14 males and 12 females - four are below the age of 18 and two are above 60 years, it said.