Omicron Variant Live Updates: Telangana Reports 4 New Omicron Cases, Tally reach 24

India’s Omicron tally reach 200

India has at least 200 cases of the new Omicron variant till now, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Maharashtra and Delhi have the highest number of Omicron cases, at 54 each followed by Telangana and Karnataka.

Telangana: Result of 15 samples awaited for Omicron

Result of 15 samples is awaited for Omicron in Telangana, the state health department said on Monday. Till date, 20 cases of the new coronavirus variant have been reported in the state. Meanwhile, Telangana today recorded 156 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,79,720. No death was reported due to the infectious disease on Monday.

The death toll stood at 4,015. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 53, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri (22) and Ranga Reddy (14) districts, a state government bulletin said.

India records 5,326 new cases, 453 deaths

India recorded 5,326 new coronavirus cases and 453 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday. Active cases stand at 79,097 while over 8,000 people recovered on Monday.