Omicron variant is a mutated strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with faster transmissibility and enhanced virulence compared to the original COVID-19 virus.
the cases have doubled across the state on Tuesday, with 2,279 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours compared to 1,111 patients found on Monday. Now, the state’s caseload stands at 80,22,781.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, medical experts say most of the patients are showing mild symptoms and fatality is low in the present mild wave , and also no new virus variant of concern has been observed