Omicron count hits 38 as Kerala, AP, Chandigarh report 1st cases

The country's Omicron caseload rose from 33 to 38 with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Chandigarh reporting a case each on Sunday - the last two states and the Union territory opening the count amid a scramble to contain the highly infectious Covid variant. All the cases were recorded in people who recently travelled overseas or came from abroad.