Mumbai braces up for Omicron

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Jan 6, 2022

Spurt in cases

Mumbai has been witnessing record number of cases since Jan 1 — Shailesh Jadhav (TOI)

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Highest-ever

The city recorded over 20,000 cases on January 6, the highest since the pandemic began — PTI

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Active cases

Have shot to over 60,000 in a week — KK Choudhary (TOI)

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Third wave

Maharashtra health officials have declared that the third wave has already begun — Shailesh Jadhav (TOI)

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Peak in Jan

Experts believe that Mumbai can witness the peak between Jan 6 and 13 — PTI

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Omicron cases

Mumbai reported 100 new Omicron cases on January 5 — AP

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Maximum patients asymptomatic

Almost 90 per cent of the cases are asymptomatic — KK Choudhary (TOI)

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Lockdown if...

Maharashtra may consider a lockdown if oxygen demand goes beyond 800 metric tonnes/day, officials said — Uma Kadam (TOI)

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Random testing

Authorities have been conducting random Covid testing at public spots to curb the spread of the virus — KK Choudhary (TOI)

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'Take precautions'

The BMC has appealed to Mumbaikars to step out only if necessary and to take utmost precautions — Sanjay Hadkar (TOI)

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