Covid-19 pandemic: Top cities see surge in cases, drop in testing

The positivity rate in the national capital was below 0.1 per cent until December 1, but has since risen to 0.63 per cent

It has been more than a month since Omicron was named a variant of concern. Since then, while genomic sequencing is helping identify the severity of its spread, the resurgence in Covid-19 cases across major Indian cities cannot go unnoticed.

Confirmed cases in Mumbai are rising with a speed never seen before. They nearly doubled in a day on December 29, from 1,377 to 2,510, and rose 10x from the normal level of close to 200 in just over a fortnight. Delhi’s number is also doubling per day, raising concerns about a potent third wave. 

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