Omicron In India: For The First Time, 100 Cases Reported In A Day; Check State-Wise Tally

New Delhi: For the first time since the new variant of coronavirus surfaced a month ago, India logged over 100 Omicron cases in a day.

According to data shared by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of Omicron cases in the country has gone up to 358.

The highly-transmissible strain has so far been found in 17 states. Like during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, Maharashtra continues to lead vis-à-vis Omicron cases with 88, followed by Delhi (67).

Odisha, with 4 cases, is among eight states with single-digit Omicron cases till date.

Following is the tally in states & UTs as on Friday morning:

Maharashtra – 88 cases

Delhi – 67

Telangana – 38

Tamil Nadu – 34

Karnataka – 31

Gujarat – 30

Kerala – 27

Rajasthan -22

Haryana – 4

Odisha – 4

Jammu & Kashmir – 3

West Bengal – 3

Andhra Pradesh – 2

Uttar Pradesh – 2

Chandigarh – 1

Ladakh – 1

Uttarakhand – 1.