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

Omicron Variant Live Updates: India has at least 216 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. The country 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.

Bharat Biotech has sought approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct a phase-3 study for its intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine as a booster dose on participants vaccinated with Covishield or Covaxin, PTI quoted official sources as saying on Monday. "Bharat Biotech has put in an application seeking permission to conduct a study titled 'A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of BBV154 and BBV152 as third dose (booster) to participants previously vaccinated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines'," an official said.

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  • 21 Dec 2021 11:28 AM IST

    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.

  • 21 Dec 2021 11:28 AM IST

    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.

  • 21 Dec 2021 11:28 AM IST

    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.

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