Maharashtra reports two more Omicron cases; India tally at 23

Two new omicron cases were reported from Maharashtra, thereby taking the state tally to 10 and the national tally to 23. "A 37-year-old South Africa returnee man & his 36-year-old US returnee friend, have been confirmed in Maharashtra," stated an official state readout.

Earlier today, state Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray urged people to strictly follow virus guidelines, and get vaccinated. He said the state task force would hold a meeting later today with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to discuss Covid-19 curbs amid Omicron concerns.

India reported 17 more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Sunday - nine persons in Rajasthan capital Jaipur, seven in Maharashtra’s Pune district and a fully vaccinated man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania . Most of those who tested positive either recently arrived from African countries or were in contact with such people.


With this, four states and the national capital have now reported cases of the potentially more contagious variant which has sparked a fresh alert across the world.