7,992 fresh covid cases in India including 32 Omicron variant
A 3-year-old child was among seven new patients with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra on Friday, taking India’s tally to 32 on a day when the government warned about weakening coronavirus precautions like mask-wearing.
“Overall 25 Omicron cases have been detected in the country so far. All cases have mild symptoms. Omicron cases account for less than 0.04 per cent of total variants detected,” Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary at the Union Health Ministry said at a briefing on Friday.
Since December 1st, 93 international passengers have tested positive for COVID-19. Of these, 83 are from countries that have been designated “at-risk” given the Omicron breakout and 13 from other countries, Lav Agarwal said, adding that 59 countries have reported Omicron cases so far.
India’s daily new COVID-19 cases have hovered around 10,000 for the past few weeks, taking the total to 34.67 million, more than 474,000 of whom have died.