Maharashtra on Friday logged 993 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus taking the active tally to 5,970, the daily health bulletin informed. Meanwhile, the state recorded five deaths.
A state health department bulletin said the XBB.1.16 is the dominant variant of Omicron that was driving the case surge in the state. So far, 681 cases caused by this variant have been detected, and five persons have succumbed.
The addition to the tally was lower than the 1,113 recorded on Thursday, which also saw three fatalities, he pointed out. Mumbai and Pune recorded two deaths each while the fifth fatality was in Nagpur, he said. Mumbai accounted for 226 of the new cases in the state, the official added.
Earlier in the day, Centre issued an advisory for eight states and union territories amid a surge in coronavirus cases. These states and UTs include Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
India Covid Tally
India has recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 66,170, informed the Union Health Ministry on Friday (April 21). The death toll has increased to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.48 crore (4,48,69,684) today.
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