Mumbai: The threat of Omicron is increasing continuously in the country. At the same time, tension is increasing continuously in Maharashtra, which was one of the most affected areas of the country during both the waves of Corona Virus. In such a situation, startling figures have come out in the COVID Test conducted before the winter session of Maharashtra, which is going to start from today. According to ANI, the State Health Department has reported that 10 persons, including 8 policemen, have tested positive for RT-PCR conducted before the start of the winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Around 3,500 samples were tested.
Meanwhile, cases of Omicron are coming to the fore in the country. It is being told that this virus is at least three times more contagious than Delta. Meanwhile, according to the report of the National Institute of Virology, 11 new Omicron cases have been reported in the state on Tuesday. The total number of Omicron infected in the state has increased to 54 till Tuesday.
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According to the data released on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of cases of Omicron in India had increased to 200, this figure increased further on Wednesday. Maharashtra, which has suffered the orgy of COVID (COVID-19) since its inception, has reported the highest number of 54 cases in front of Omicron. Whereas in Delhi too, cases of Omicron are continuously coming to the fore. In Delhi also the number of Omicron cases was 54 on Tuesday, it has increased to 57 on Wednesday.
Actually, the first information about the Omicron variant was received in South Africa on 24 November. A person infected with this variant was first identified in South Africa. The B.1.1529 variant of the COVID-19 virus was identified in South Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday classified this pattern as a ‘concern-raising nature’.