Maharashtra on Thursday reported no cases of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19, the state government said in an official statement on Thursday. The state reported 46,406 new Covid cases and 36 deaths. The fatality rate in the state was reported at 2%, data suggested further.
To date, a total of 1367 patients were infected with the Omicron variant in the state, according to government data.
State capital Mumbai reported 13,702 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday and 6 deaths, according to an official statement by the city's municipal corporation. The active cases tally in the financial capital was recorded at 95,123.
The death toll has risen to 16,426 in Mumbai, the statement further said.
Authorities on Thursday also said that as many as 265 Maharashtra police personnel have succumbed to the infection so far. According to the Maharashtra Police, there are 2,145 active cases of COVID-19 in the state police.
The state on Wednesday recorded 46,723 fresh coronavirus cases, a jump of 12,299 infections from a day ago, and 32 fresh fatalities. The new cases included 86 Omicron infections.
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