India reports 200 Omicron cases across 12 states

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India's tally of Omicron cases has nearly doubled within a week.

A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease test swab sample from a man on a road in New DelhiNEW DELHI - India has recorded 200 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant across 12 states, mostly in the western state of Maharashtra and the nation's capital New Delhi, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

India has been accelerating its vaccination campaign amid fears of potential surges in infections, with at least one dose given to 87% of the eligible 944 million adults. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told parliament on Monday that 80% of Omicron cases were asymptomatic.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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