Omicron effect: India’s COVID-19 surge faster than second wave; massive spike in Maharashtra, Delhi
New Delhi: In recent days India has seen a massive surge in COVID-19 cases some cities almost doubling their tally overnight or reporting thousands of fresh infections. Delhi on Sunday reported its highest single-day spike since May 20, even as the positivity rate rose to 4.59%. The recent spike in cases is being recorded amid a significant jump in cases belonging to the new Omicron variant.
Official data indicates that the numbers reported in just two days of 2022 are higher than the cumulative cases reported between August and November last year. As per a CNN-News18 analysis of the daily COVID-19 updates, the national capital had reported a total of 4,669 cases in these three months.
Over the last seven days, Delhi’s daily caseload has gone from 331 cases last Monday (December 27) to 3194 fresh cases on Sunday (January 2). 496 fresh cases were reported on Tuesday, followed by 923 on Wednesday, 1,313 on Thursday. 1,796 cases were reported on Friday, while the number rose to 2,716 on Saturday. As of yesterday evening, the national capital has 8397 active cases.
