ALARMING Covid rise in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi: 10 Points

Three of the four mega metro cities of India - Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata - reported alarming jump in daily Coronavirus cases today. While Delhi and Mumbai saw a rise of 40 per cent, cases in Kolkata doubled in 24 hours. The scary rise in India's mega cities comes at a time of rising cases of Omicron - the latest, more transmissible variant of concern. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said this morning that Omicron has been found in 54 per cent of the latest samples.