India reports first death linked to Omicron coronavirus variant

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India has reported its first Covid-19 death linked to the fast-spreading Omicron variant in the western state of Rajasthan, a federal health ministry official said.

Omicron cases in the country have now risen to 2,135, the official told a small group of reporters in New Delhi.

A health worker wearing a personal protective equipment (PPE) suit comforts a Covid-19-infected child as the mother looks on inside a ward at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) village sports complex, temporarily converted into coronavirus care centre, in New Delhi, on Wednesday. — AFP
A health worker wearing a personal protective equipment (PPE) suit comforts a Covid-19-infected child as the mother looks on inside a ward at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) village sports complex, temporarily converted into coronavirus care centre, in New Delhi, on Wednesday. — AFP

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