PUNE: Maharashtra reported 26 new cases of Omicron variant, including one from the Pune rural area, on Monday.
With this, the state’s tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases linked to the Omicron variant reached 167, including 43 from the Pune district.
The official report said 21 of Monday’s 26 cases involved asymptomatic patients.
The remaining five patients showed mild symptoms.
Among the newly added 26 cases, 11 are from Mumbai, five from Raigad, four from Thane municipal limits and two from Nanded. Nagpur, Palghar, Bhivandi-Nizampur municipal limit and Pune rural reported one case each of the new variant.
