Omicron Dominant Variant, Early Indication Of Plateau In Cases: Centre

The Omicron variant of Coronavirus is now the dominant variant in India, the government said today. There are also early indications of a plateau in the number of cases, with just the top 10 states contributing to 77 per cent of total active cases in the country, the health ministry told reporters. The percentage of the highly transmissible Omicron variant increased rapidly in December and January and the prevalence of the Omicron subvariant called BA.2 is increasing in our community, it added.

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