City cases dip 6 days of week, Omicron wave's likely peaked

The January 9-15 week is most likely to be the peak of the Omicron Covidwave in the city, said Dr Shashank Joshi, member of the state Covid task force.

- Malathy Iyer & Bhavika Jain

Mumbai: As case peaks are followed by a rise in severe cases and deaths, Joshi said the next two weeks would be important. The point of concern is the presence of the Delta variant that is leading to lung involvement and severity. “We cannot relax yet and need to wear an N95 mask,” he added.

Genome sequencing results declared on Friday revealed 238 more Omicron patients in the state, taking the total to 1,605 so far. According to state surveillance officer Dr Pradeep Awate, two of these patients are from Mumbai, three from Navi Mumbai, 197 from Pune municipal corporation region, three from Pune and one from Akola.