Omicron Coronavirus LIVE: India records lowest single-day spike in over 18 months; Omicron tally at 23

Omicron Covid-19 Variant Live Updates: Two cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant were reported in Mumbai on Monday, taking India’s total tally of the new coronavirus variant to 23. The first two cases were reported in Karnataka, followed by one in Gujarat and another in Maharashtra. Later on Sunday, seven cases were reported in Maharashtra’s Pune district, of which six belonged to the same family.

India recorded 6,822 new covid-19 cases and 200 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday. This is also the lowest single-day spike in over 18 months. Active cases stand at 95,014, the lowest in 554 days, and over 10,000 people recovered on Monday.

Due to the rising cases, several states have stepped up vaccination, surveillance, and containment measures.