India’s Omicron count at 415, Maharashtra & Delhi lead

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India has reported a total of 415 cases of the heavily mutated Omicron variant of coronavirus out of which at least 115 patients have recovered, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.</p>
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Maharashtra tops the list with 108 Omicron infections, followed by Delhi with 79. Gujarat has recorded 43 cases and Telangana 38. Kerala and Tamil Nadu come next on the list with 37 and 34 Omicron cases respectively.</p>
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On Friday, 358 cases of Omicron were reported and it was found that 87 of them were fully vaccinated with three having received booster doses. However 70 per cent of the cases were asymptomatic.</p>
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of Omicron and the preparedness of health systems across the country.</p>
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He said in view of the new variant, the country should be 'satark and savdhaan.'   The government is alert and continues to take proactive action and support states in their efforts of containment and management under the ‘Whole of Government’ approach, he explained.</p>
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The PM had issued instructions for sending teams of health experts from the centre to assist states with low vaccinations, rising cases and insufficient health infrastructure.</p>