7 test positive for Omicron variant in Maharashtra; India tally reaches 12

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Pune: Seven persons from Pune district have tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus, a health official said on Sunday.

With the fresh cases, the total number of confirmed Omicron cases in India has gone up to 12.

They include a woman who came from Nigeria along with her two daughters to meet her brother in adjoining Pimpri Chinchwad area, the official said. Her brother and his two daughters have also tested positive for the variant, he added.