1,525 Omicron Cases, 460 in Maharashtra alone; Covid cases up 21% today in the country

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New Delhi, Jan 2, 2022: About 1,525 people in India have contracted the Omicron variant since the first case was reported in late November, data from Health Ministry showed. Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state with 460 cases.

The country also reported a 21 per cent jump in new Covid cases as it reported 27,553 infections today. About 284 people died due to the virus during the period, the data showed.

India logged 94 fresh Omicron infections, taking the total tally of such cases in the country to 1,525, according to the Union Health Ministry data. At least 560 have recovered, the Health Ministry said.

Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of Omicron cases at 460, followed by Delhi at 351, Gujarat at 136, Tamil Nadu at 117, Kerala at 109. A total of 23 states and Union territories have reported cases of the new variant, namely Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur and Punjab.

Additionally, the active cases comprised 1 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.27 percent, the health ministry said.

Meanwhile, with the administration of 25,75,225 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India`s COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 145.44 Crore (1,45,44,13,005) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.