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  • 200 Omicron cases in India so far: Health Ministry
  • Omicron cases detected in 12 states and UTs so far
  • 5,326 new Covid cases in 24 hrs, lowest in 581 days

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Omicron in India: The new Covid variant cases have been detected in 12 states and Union Territories so far in the country

200 Omicron cases in India so far, over 5,000 new Covid-19 infections

India's tally of more infectious Omicron variant of coronavirus has risen to 200 so far, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Out of the 200 patients, 77 have recovered or migrated, the ministry added.

The Omicron cases have been detected in 12 states and Union Territories so far in the country.

Most cases have been reported in Maharashtra and Delhi with 54 cases each. 31 patients have recovered and discharged in Maharashtra while 12 have recovered in Delhi.

Telangana has registered 20 cases, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 18, Kerala 15, and Gujarat 14 cases.

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Meanwhile, the health ministry data updated on Tuesday showed that India recorded 5,326 new cases of coronavirus infections, the lowest in 581 days. The rise took the total tally of Covid-19 cases to over 3.47 crore, while the active cases declined to just over 79,000, which the lowest in 574 days .

The death toll climbed to 4,78,007 with 453 fresh fatalities, according to the government data. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 54 days now.

The active cases have declined to 79,097 comprising 0.23 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.40 per cent, the highest since March 2020,the ministry said.

A decline of 3,170 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

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