Maharashtra Reports 4 New Omicron Cases, Pushing Tally Up To 32

Of the total 32 patients who initially tested positive for Omicron in Maharashtra, 25 have been discharged after a negative RT-PCR, it said.

Maharashtra reported four new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the tally of those infected with this strain to 32, the state health department said on Wednesday.

Of the total 32 patients, 25 have been discharged after a negative RT-PCR, it said.

"As per the report given by the National Institute of Virology today, 4 more patients were found to be infected with Omicron in the state. Out of these four patients, two are from Osmanabad, one from Mumbai and one patient is from Buldhana," the department said in a bulletin.

All these laboratory samples were taken in the first week of December.