Maharashtra reported 26 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the state tally of those infected with the new strain to 167, the health department said.

As many as 11 of the new cases of Omicron, marked as a 'variant of concern' by the WHO, were detected in Mumbai. “Twenty-six new cases of the Omicron variant have been reported from Maharashtra today,” the health department said in a bulletin.