A billboard with information about coronavirus is reflected in a mirror of a rickshaw in Patna, Bihar, India. (Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg)
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Dec 19, 2021
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India reported the highest single-day rise in omicron cases after Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra reported a total of 30 fresh cases of the new Covid-19 variant.
India's total Omicron tally jumped to 143.
Karnataka reported six new cases, taking the case count to 14 in the state.
Telangana added 12 cases, the most among states, taking the tally to 20.
Kerala reported four new cases, taking the tally to 11 in the state.
Maharashtra reported eight fresh Omicron infections, taking the tally for the new variant to 48 in the state as on Dec. 18. Of these, 28 have been discharged.
