781 omicron cases in India; most in Delhi

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781 omicron cases in India; most in Delhi (Image: Pixabay)
781 omicron cases in India; most in Delhi (Image: Pixabay)

New Delhi : The total number of cases with omicron variant of coronavirus in India has climbed to 781. The variant was first detected in South Africa in November and it has now spread to 21 nations.

Currently, Delhi has the maximum number of Omicron variant count with 238 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 167 cases. India reported 9,195 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 44 per cent higher than yesterday's 6,358 cases.

Meanwhile, the government is pushing for speedy vaccinations across the nation.



Over 143 crore vaccine doses have been administered in India, making a significant milestone in the fight against COVID-19.

The recovery rate is currently at 98.40 per cent, highest since March 2020.

Active cases account for less than 1 per cent of total cases, currently at 0.22 per cent, lowest since March 2020.

The active caseload stands at 77,002. The weekly positivity rate of 0.68 per cent is less than 1 per cent for the last 45 days.

Daily positivity rate of 0.79 per cent is less than 2 per cent for the last 86 days.