The number of new COVID-19 cases reported by India’s health ministry has risen to 90,928 in the last day, from 58,097 the day before. There is a 52 per cent increase in infections.
The number of fatalities each day has increased by 325, bringing the total to 482,876 deaths. More than 35.11 million people have been infected.
The coronavirus omicron variant is causing an alarming increase in coronavirus infections in India, less than a year after the delta form devastated the country.In 24 hours, India had a record 495 cases of Omicron. As per the data from the Union Ministry of Health, India recorded a 495-case increase in Omicron infections on Thursday, bringing the total number of illnesses from the novel coronavirus to 2,630.
The most Omicron instances are found in Maharashtra, where there are 797 of them, followed by Delhi (465), Rajasthan (236), Kerala (234), and Karnataka (226) in that order. The biggest number of new coronavirus infections in almost 200 days was recorded today.
As a result, India’s coronavirus caseload has risen to 3,51,09,286 cases, the highest number in over 200 days. According to the report, the death toll rose to 4,82,876 people, including 325 people who died because of the epidemic.
According to the ministry, there are currently 2,851,401 active cases of Ebola, accounting for 0.81 percent of all illnesses.
While health experts urge people to stay at home and minimise attendance at indoor events such as sporting events and weddings, Indian political parties are pressing forward with large rallies and campaign activities, much like they did last year. Some states have outlawed political campaigning, but not the ones that will be decisive in this election.
According to Indian health officials, who are repeating similar statements from other health agencies across the world, the omicron variant is causing fewer deaths than the 2020 delta variant.
Concerns over the omicron variant and political activities have reignited the discussion of how an important election season should go in these times.
The growing numbers of infections have evoked memories of the delta surge that killed at least 400,000 people in West Bengal in early 2021, when big demonstrations and packed religious holidays in the election-bound state were blamed for driving the crisis.
As India became one of the worst-hit countries in the world, some experts put the death toll at well over 4 million. And now again, a 52 per cent increase in a single day poses a worrisome situation.
