There has been a more than six times rise in COVID-19 cases across the country in last eight days, Union Health Ministry said on January 5 adding that Omicron variant was the predominant variant in cities reporting upsurge of cases. The Ministry also said the data needs to be analysed to see how badly the Omicron variant will affect the country in terms of hospitalisation amid exponential rise in number of infections. "India has reported a more than 6.3 times increase in cases in the last eight days. A sharp increase seen in case positivity from 0.79 per cent on December 29, 2021 to 5.03 per cent on January 5," Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in Ministry of Health said during a press conference on January 5. Catch all Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates here The Ministry said upsurge of infections is clearly happening in cities. We have also noticed that the predominant virus in cities reporting upsurge is Omicron, it said while refusing to call the spike in cases as official ‘third wave’ of the pandemic in India. Close COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions View more How does a vaccine work? A vaccine works by mimicking a natural infection. A vaccine… Read full this story
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