Omicron Covid Variant

On Friday, British researchers released early data that suggests while the omicron BA.2 subvariant is more transmissible than the original BA.1 variant.

Omicron cases crossed 200 mark in Odisha with 32 more cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been detected in the State on Saturday.

Odisha has reported 67 new Omicron cases, which took the total tally in the State to 170.

Odisha has reported 23 new Omicron cases, which took the State tally to 37. Around 50% of the total new cases are said to be local contacts.

India's Omicron cases tally surged to 1,502 on Saturday with Tamil Nadu witnessing major spike in cases.

The Covid-19 situation in the United States and the Europe is becoming worrying with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus fuelling infections and becoming the primary reason for the spike in daily cases.

The total number of Omicron cases in India has reached 840 on Wednesday with the national capital Delhi topping the chart with 238 cases, including 57 recoveries.

One more person who returned to Odisha from foreign country was found to be infected with the omicron variant of Covid-19, informed Director of Institute Of Life Sciences.

India has logged 695 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 22 states and UTs so far out of which 230 have recovered or migrated, active cases recorded at 465 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

The threat of a third Coronavirus wave in the country on the back of the new Omicron variant of the virus appears to be increasing as the  tally of the Omicron variant across states reached 416 in the last 24 hours.