India logs highest single day rise of Omicron cases, tally climbs to 578

India saw the highest single day rise of Omicron infections with 156 fresh cases, taking the total tally of such cases to 578, Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

The ministry said 151 out of the 578 people who contracted the infection have recovered or migrated.

The 578 cases have been detected across 19 states and UTs with Delhi recording the maximum number of 142 cases followed by Maharashtra at 141, Kerala 57, Gujarat 49, Rajasthan 43 and Telangana 41.

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India on Monday reported 6,531 new Covid-19 cases and 315 deaths in last 24 hours. Covid-19 numbers are rising sharply in several states in north and west India, despite another week of falling cases nationally.

While cases in India saw a fall of 6% in the week ending Sunday, the numbers in Delhi, Haryana and Jharkhand more than doubled during the period as compared with the previous seven days.

According to the government data, active cases stand at 75,841, which accounts for less than 1% of total cases. The number of active cases in India is lowest since March 2020.