India Reports 6,987 New COVID-19 Cases & 162 Deaths, Omicron Cases Rise to 422
India also reported a total of 162 deaths on Sunday.
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India, on Sunday, 26 December, recorded 6,987 new COVID-19 cases and 7,091 recoveries in the last 24 hours, data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) showed.
India also reported a total of 162 deaths on Sunday. The number of active cases on Sunday were 76,766.
The total vaccine doses administered as of Sunday had reached 141.37 crore.
Keeping the evolving Omicron situation in mind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Saturday, 25 December, and declared that children aged 15-18 can now avail the COVID-19 vaccine, beginning 3 January.
Further, he announced that healthcare and frontline workers would be able to avail the booster dose of the vaccine from 10 January.
Mumbai Records 922 COVID Cases
Mumbai reported 922 new cases, 2 deaths and 326 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload at 4,295.
Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland Impose Stricter Curbs; England PM to Hold Review Meeting on Monday
Amidst the surge in COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom, tougher restrictions have been implemented in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, PTI reported.
In Wales and Northern Ireland, nightclubs have been shut down. A maximum of six people will be allowed to meet in pubs, restaurants and cinemas in Wales.
In Scotland, nightclubs will be forced to close for three weeks from Monday and number of people in indoor and outdoor events has also been capped.
In England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to review the latest data and take advice from experts on Monday, to decide if further restrictions need to be brought in.
Maharashtra School Detects 51 Cases of COVID-19
As per a health official, 51 people have tested covid-19 positive in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, out of which 48 are students, PTI reported.
Himachal Pradesh Confirms First Case of Omicron
A person who returned from Canada to the state of Himachal Pradesh became the state's first confirmed case of Omicron variant. The person and his contacts have now tested negative.
Chennai Civic Body to Reopen COVID-Care Centres
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will be reopening some of its COVID-19 care centres to prevent the spread of infected cases.
Urban community centres at Injambakkam in Sholingallur zone and Manjambakkam will be converted into COVID-care centres, sources in the civic body informed IANS.
The GCC will be planning 200 beds in these two centres and if necessary the COVID-care centre at Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam that can accommodate 1,000 patients will also be opened.
Madhya Pradesh Reports 8 Cases of Omicron
Madhya Pradesh reported eight cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Indore, Home Minister Narottam Mishra informed the press.
Of those eight, six have already recovered while the remaining two are asymptomatic.
4 More Omicron Cases Detected In Odisha
Four more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected in the state of Odisha, taking the total number of infected to eight.
Night Curfew in Karnataka
Karnataka government on 26 December decided to impose a night curfew from 10 PM to 5 AM, starting from 28 December for 10 days.
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