A rise in COVID-19 cases in some states, including Telangana and Karnataka, where nearly 100 students tested positive in the past three days has raised concerns amid Omicron spread. 

At least 43 students of the Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences in Telangana’s Karimnagar district have tested positive, prompting officials to shut down the campus. The outbreak is believed to have been triggered by a college event held last week in which many students did not wear masks.