After Rajasthan, India reports second Omicron-related death from Odisha s Balangir - Genome sequencing of her samples proved she was infected with Omicron variant, Balangir district administration confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
India reports first death linked to Omicron variant, Maharashtra remains worst hit - Among the states and union territories (UTs) that have reported the Omicron infection so far, Maharashtra tops the list with 653 cases.
Dr NK Arora, the chairman of the Covid-19 working group of the NTAGI said, "The galloping increase in the number of Covid cases over the last one week is indicative of the third wave, as is being seen in several other countries across the globe."