India reports over 2.68 lakh fresh Covid cases, Omicron tally climbs to 6,041

India reported 2,68,833 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, while 402 people succumbed to the infection, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry.

India reported 2,68,833 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, 1.8 per cent higher than yesterday, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry.

This brings the country’s cumulative caseload to 3,68,50,962. Of this, 6,041 cases were of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus.