The third wave in the country with Omicron in February, but the effect will be mild

MUMBAI: A third wave of corona in India with Omicron could strike in February, leading to a daily increase in the number of corona cases from one lakh to one and a half lakh per day, but the impact will be milder than the second wave, said IIT scientist Mahindra, IIT scientist Said.

The Prime Minister said that more than 50 per cent of the country's adult population has received both doses of the vaccine. This is an important milestone. But even after achieving this, we do not have to give up, we have to continue the fight against Corona.

A total of 8,306 cases of corona came positive across the country on Monday. With this, the total number of corona cases in India has reached 3,46,41,561. While the number of active cases has come down to 98,512, which is the lowest figure in the last 552 days.

The death toll from the corona has risen to 4,73,537 following another 211 deaths. For the tenth day in a row, the number of daily cases of corona was less than ten thousand. On the 162nd day in a row, the number of daily cases is below 50 thousand.

Madhya Pradesh has given more than 90 million doses from mid-January this year to December this year till date. Vaccination is underway at 9,495 places in the state.

"With the new Corona variant, our prediction is that the country will see a third wave of Corona by February, but this wave will be lighter than the second wave of Corona," Agarwal said. We've seen the seriousness of the Omicron, but not as serious as the Delta variant.

He said South Africa was being closely monitored. The number of hospitalization cases in South Africa is no longer increasing. The new statistics on viruses and hospitalization give a clearer picture.

His observation was that the Delta variant of the Corona was brought under control due to a mild lockdown during the spread. It will also significantly reduce its peak value.