The Omicron scare is fastly engulfing the whole of India. While a few days back the cases were on single digits, today the tally has reached the 100 mark. Almost 50 percent of Indian states are now affected with the Omicron variant of COVID virus.
On Friday the nation witnessed the highest spike of Omicron COVID cases with 24 cases on one single day. The Centre advised people to avoid non-essential travel and mass gatherings and keep New Year celebrations at low intensity. Addressing a joint news conference in Delhi, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Lav Agarwal said though daily COVID-19 cases are below 10,000 for the past 20 days, there is a need to stay vigilant in view of the new Omicron variant and rising cases in other countries.
Maharashtra has the highest number of Omicron active cases with 40 followed by Delhi 22, Rajasthan 17, Karnataka 8, Gujarat 7, Tellanagana 8. West Bengal, Chandigrah, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with one cases each.
