India’s Omicron tally reaches 1892 after additional 192 cases

New Delhi: The Omicron tally on Tuesday reached 1,892, with the highest number of cases in Maharashtra at 568. Delhi reported 382 cases of the new variant, followed by Kerala (185), Rajasthan (174) and Gujarat (152).

India recorded 37,379 fresh COVID-19 cases - highest in four months - and 124 deaths in the last 24 hours. Around 766 recoveries from Omicron have been recorded and the daily positivity rate is at 3.24 percent.

Maharashtra logs 12,160 Covid cases, 11 deaths; 40 of 68 new Omicron infections from Mumbai.

Cumulative vaccine coverage has crossed 146 Crore in the country and over 60.9 crore people are fully vaccinated.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tested positive for Covid-19. On Tuesday, he tweeted, “I have tested positive for Covid. Mild symptoms. Have isolated myself at home. Those who came in touch wid me in last few days, kindly isolate yourself and get yourself tested.” Over the last few weeks, Kejriwal has been campaigning for the elections and has visited Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

In view of the Omicron situation, states in India have imposed curfews and other restrictions. Jharkhand joins the list of states imposing restrictions along with Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka and West Bengal.