Meanwhile, 79 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were detected in Maharashtra on Thursday, of which 57 are from Mumbai, six from Nagpur, seven from Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), five from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), three from Pune Rural and one from Pimpri Chinchwad.
Six new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were detected in Maharashtra on Saturday, of which three are from Pune rural, two from Pimpri Chinchwad and one from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).
Earlier, a member of the Maharashtra government's COVID-19 task force on Monday said curbs for a short duration of time would have to be considered if cases of the new coronavirus variant Omicron continue to rise in the state.