Coronavirus Updates: Kerala Reports 3,795 New Infections; UK Covid Cases Highest Since January
News 18The national capital on Saturday recorded the second Omicron case, taking the country’s tally to 33. In the past 24 hours, India reported 7,992 new cases, 9,265 recoveries and 393 deaths. The Centre on Friday warned about the decline in usage of face masks in the country amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus whose all India tally rose by nine to 32, adding people are operating at a risky and unacceptable” level and in a “danger zone” from the point of view of protection liability. India’s official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic has crossed 4.75 lakh on Friday with India continuing to record the third-highest cumulative deaths from the virus in the world after the US and Brazil. On Friday, South Africa’s regulatory authority has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as a booster shot, opening the way for third doses to be administered to battle the current surge driven by the omicron variant.