MUMBAI : Maharashtra government on Saturday said that no new cases of the new coronavirus variant Omicron was detected.
The state had a total of 17 cases, of which seven patients have been discharged from hospital following recovery. Maharashtra has the highest number of Omicron cases in India.
The total number of cases of the new variant reported in India on Saturday was thirty three. Seven new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus infection had been reported from Maharashtra on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 17.
Three of the cases were reported from Mumbai and four from Pimpri-Chinchwad. Four of the seven patients with Omicron are fully vaccinated, said state Health Department officials.