During the briefing yesterday, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said that there has been an emergence of a sub-variant that is being called the BA.2.75.
COVID-19 update: With 2.58 lakh new infections, India reports 5% lower cases than previous day - Maharashtra recorded 41,327 new infections, 1,135 less than the day before, with 29 deaths. Eight new Omicron cases have been reported in the state.
DNA Explainer: How it took just 8-10 days for COVID-19 cases to reach the one-lakh mark in third wave - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru are some of the main regions of concern, though state officials worry it will soon spread to the villages.
COVID-19 update: India sees 55.4% jump in cases, registers 58,097 new infections in 24 hours - The country has 2,135 cases of Omicron infection as of Tuesday, the most in Maharashtra with 653 cases, followed by Delhi with 464 cases.