Omicron Variant in India News Highlights: December 23, 2021

PM directed officials that the Central Government should send teams to states with low vaccination, rising cases, insufficient health infrastructure to assist them to improve the situation: PMO

In view of the new variant, we should be Satark and Saavdhan, the PM directed. The fight against the pandemic is not over, he said, and the need for continued adherence to COVID safe behaviour is of paramount importance even today: PMO

Officials briefed PM Modi about the emerging scenario globally driven by the new variant, with an overview of the surge in cases in countries having high vaccination coverage and presence of Omicron Variant: PMO

COVID-19 in Delhi: Delhi reports 118 positive cases, one death and 57 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Active cases 684

Total positive cases 14,42,633

Total Deaths 25,103

Omicron in Bhubaneswar: 2 children of age 11 & 15 years, with a travel history to Nigeria, have tested Omicron positive today; their close contacts have been traced & tested negative: Dr. Niranjan Mishra, Director of Public Health, Odisha

Coronavirus in Telangana: Telangana logs 177 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality. Infection tally rises to 6,80,251, death toll 4,018. The number of active cases stands at 3,596.

Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu reports 607 COVID-19 cases, 8 fatalities. Infection tally rises to 27,42,224, death toll 36,707. There are 6,889 active cases in the state at present.

Maharashtra News: In view of rising numbers of COVID19 and Omicron cases, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will hold a meeting with the COVID19 Task Force today at 10 pm via video conferencing: Public Relations Room (Chief Minister's Secretariat)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra: Maharashtra reports 1,179 new COVID19 cases, 615 recoveries and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours.

23 more patients have been found to be infected by Omicron. Till date, a total of 88 patients infected with the Omicron variant have been reported in the state

Amid rising Covid cases, Maharashtra CM will hold review meeting today

In view of rising numbers of Covid-19 and Omicron cases, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will hold a meeting with the Covid-19 Task Force today at 10 pm via video conferencing: Public Relations Room (Chief Minister's Secretariat)