Omicron spread in big cities of India, hospitalization still low: 10 facts

Omicron spread in big cities of India, hospitalization still low: 10 facts

Active cases account for less than 1 per cent of the total cases, which currently stands at 0.81 per cent.

New Delhi:
Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities in India are experiencing a surge in COVID cases powered by Omicron Edition, which is now present in 26 states. India today reported 90,928 new daily COVID cases, the highest in 200 days.

  1. With a one-day jump of 495 omicrons, India now has 2,630 cases of the new version of the coronavirus. Maharashtra has the highest number of 797 cases, followed by Delhi with 465 cases. A 73-year-old man in Rajasthan has become first casualty reported Due to the new covid strain. According to the government, the man was fully vaccinated and had no significant contact and travel history.

  2. As the country reports, new daily COVID cases have increased nearly four times since the beginning of the year. 90,928 infections, a 56 per cent jump from yesterday’s 58,097 cases. Apart from Delhi and Mumbai, the Union Health Ministry has identified Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru as some of the main areas of concern, although state officials are concerned that the disease will soon spread to rural areas where health facilities are weak. Huh.

  3. The country’s R zero value which indicates the spread of infection is 2.69, which is higher than the 1.69 recorded during the peak of the second wave of the pandemic. India’s apex medical body, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has stated that “Omicron variant is the major circulating strain”.

  4. Mumbai recorded a new peak of 15,166 infections on Wednesday, a previous high of over 11,000 hits last year. City officials said in a daily health bulletin that about 90% of the new patients showed no symptoms and only 8% were hospitalised.

  5. cases of covid Nearly double in a day in Delhi up to 10,665 on Wednesday, but the state said only 7 per cent of its COVID beds were occupied. However, state health officials have warned that even a large number of mild cases could strain the health system.

  6. Till a few days ago, half of the new cases in West Bengal were in Kolkata, but now cases are increasing in neighboring districts. The state has reported one of the highest rates of infection in India.

  7. According to the Ministry of Health, 325 people have died due to Kovid during the last 24 hours. This includes 258 deaths in Kerala in the last few months, added on the basis of pending appeals following the previous Supreme Court guidelines.

  8. As cases mount, the western state of Gujarat on Thursday indefinitely postponed the biennial investment summit scheduled for January 10-12, which was to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and earlier attended by the country’s top billionaires. Was. PM Modi’s home state reported 3,350 infections on Wednesday.

  9. With several cities imposing coronavirus curfews and health experts warning of exponential infection growth, several parties have put their public campaign stalled,

  10. The data showed that this time the average daily growth of Kovid is about 21 percent faster than the second wave in March-April. The seven-day moving average showed cases increased from 56 to 199. Today’s figures are likely to push the rate further.

With input from agencies

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