200 Omicron cases in India so far; 54 each in Delhi and Maharashtra

New Delhi : The total official figure of Omicron variant of coronavirus in India has crossed 200-mark, said Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. Out of them, 77 patients have recovered or migrated, the ministry added.

Maharashtra and Delhi have reported the maximum number omicron cases – 54 each. They are followed by Telangana (20 cases), Karnataka (19), Rajasthan (18), Kerala (15) and Gujarat (14).

The ministry's data updated on Tuesday also recorded that India had clocked 5,326 cases of Covid infections, the lowest daily case count in 581 days. The total number of Covid cases reported in the country now stands at 3.48 crore. As per the bulletin, there are now 79,097 active cases in the country, the lowest in 574 days.

With 453 deaths over the past 24 hours, the total death count in the pandemic has climbed to 4.78 lakhs.