India is worried that COVID-19 may strike again after reporting more than 110,000 cases a day
New Delhi: India on Friday reported 117,100 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest number since early June 2021. The new mutant virus Omicron has been covering cases replacing the Delta virus in cities in India. This was released by Aljazeera on Friday, January 7, 2022.
The same day, the Indian Ministry of Health also reported 302 new deaths, bringing the total death toll from COVID-19 to 483,178, while the total number of infections rose to 35.23 million. These daily figures are not yet comparable to the number of cases and deaths in India during the devastating wave last year. But what is noticeable is that the rate of infections has risen sharply this week, driven by the Omicron virus. Some Indian experts predict that with the current trend, the epidemic rate could rise again to record highs.
During the worst wave epidemic last year, between April and May 2021, daily cases in India jumped to a record high of more than 400,000 cases, while thousands of patients died. Every day. However, India is now seen to be in a better position to cope with the new wave of COVID-19 outbreaks, as the Omicron virus is less likely to cause the same serious disease as the Delta virus, and India is working to strengthen it. Its health system, as well as vaccinating a considerable number of people.
