Maharashtra: Omicron Kovid cases likely to increase in January across the state

MUMBAI: Additional Chief Secretary Health Dr Pradeep Vyas said that the Omicron version of COVID-19 is likely to see a spike in cases across Maharashtra in January next year.

The variant is rapidly spreading in Maharashtra with the state reporting the highest number of cases across the country.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has directed all agencies to make every effort to provide two doses of the vaccine to everyone.

In Maharashtra, four patients were found infected with Omicron on Wednesday – two in Osmanabad and one each from Mumbai and Buldhana. All the patients are asymptomatic, informed the state health department.

According to Maharashtra’s COVID bulletin, the case count touched 32.

Mumbai has reported the maximum number of omicron cases with a total of 13 infections. This is followed by Pimpri Chinchwad with 10 persons, Pune Municipal Corporation, Osmanabad two each and Kalyan Dombivli, Nagpur, Latur, Vasai Virar and Buldhana one each.

Of these, 25 cases have been discharged after testing negative RT PCR, said the Maharashtra Health Department.

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