Karnataka reports 107 Omicron cases, tally rises to 333 in state

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Karnataka reported 107 Omicron variant of Covid-19 cases on Thursday taking the tally in the state to 333, informed state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday. "107 new Omicron cases have been confirmed in Karnataka on Jan 6th taking the overall tally to 333," Sudhakar tweeted.

Meanwhile, the country has reported 3,007 cases of Omicron variant so far, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of Omicron cases (876), followed by Delhi (465).

India has reported two deaths due to the Omicron variant so far, one being in Rajasthan and the other in Odisha.

India reported 1,17,100 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 7.74 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry.

With this, the country's Covid-19 case tally has gone up to 3,52,26,386.

The Ministry informed that India's active caseload presently is at 3,71,363. It accounts for 1.05 per cent of the country's total cases.

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