New Delhi: According to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday, India recorded 122 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in a 24-hour period, the greatest number so far, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 358, with 114 of them recovering or migrating.

It revealed that 358 Omicron Covid variant cases have been identified so far in 17 states and union territories. Maharashtra has the most cases of the Omicron variety, with 88, followed by Delhi with 67, Telangana with 38, Tamil Nadu with 34, Karnataka with 31 and Gujarat with 30.

According to ministry data updated at 8 a.m., India has registered 6,650 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 3,47,72,626, with 77,516 active cases. According to the report, the death toll from the disease has risen to 4,79,133, with 374 daily fatalities. For the past 57 days, the daily increase in new coronavirus infections has been below 15,000 per day. The number of active cases has dropped to 77,516, accounting for 0.22 percent of all infections, the lowest level since March 2020. According to the ministry, the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 98.40 percent, the highest since March 2020.

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