Omicron spreading at a very fast pace, accounts for 2.4% of all Covid cases, says government.
Health ministry press briefing: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry:
Today’s Rate
Mon 18 Nov. 2024
— Omicron variant reported in 91 countries in the world. WHO has said that Omicron is spreading faster than the Delta variant in South Africa where Delta circulation was low. It’s likely Omicron will outpace Delta variant where community transmission occurs, WHO has said.
— There are 101 Omicron cases across 11 states in the country. “This is the time to avoid non-essential travel, mass gatherings and it is very important to observe low-intensity festivities, Dr. Balram Bhargava, DG ICMR said.
— New daily cases were recorded below 10,000 for the past 20 days. The case positivity for the last 1 week was 0.65%.
— Currently, Kerala contributes 40.31% to the total number of active cases in the country.
— India is administering COVID19 vaccine doses at the highest rate in the world and the daily rate of doses administered is 4.8 times the rate of doses administered in the USA and 12.5 times the rate of doses administered in the UK.
