The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in their latest bulletin have said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage and has become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially.
"Omicron is now in community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially. BA. 2 lineage is in a substantial fraction in India and has S gene dropout based screening is likely to give high false negatives," it said.
"While most cases so far have been asymptomatic or mild, hospitalizations and ICU cases have been increasing in the current wave. The threat level remains unchanged," it further said.
Meanwhile, India reported 3,33,533 new COVID-19 cases and 525 deaths in the last 24 hours. The national recovery rate stands at 93.18 per cent.
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