8 more Omicron cases found in Maharashtra: 6 in rural Pune, 2 in MMR

Eight new cases of the Omicron variant were detected in the state on Friday, taking the tally in Maharashtra to 40. Six were from Pune, and one each from Mumbai and Kalyan-Dombivli. All of them had been fully vaccinated, and one had even got a booster, said health authorities.