India logs 16,764 new Covid-19 cases, 220 deaths; Omicron tally at 1270

India logged 16,764 new Covid cases, a little over 27% than yesterday, while the active cases rose to 91,361,according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday. ​T​​​here are 1270 Omicron cases in India with 23 states reporting the new Covid-19 strain. Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state with 450 cases followed by Delhi, which has 320 infections. The death toll climbed to 4,81,080 with 220 fresh fatalities according to the data updated at 8 am.