India’s current Covid-19 surge will rise significantly higher than its second wave and likely peak between 600,000 and 900,000 daily new lab-confirmed infections nationwide, the most detailed models yet on the omicron-fuelled rise have suggested. If only 30 per cent of India’s population is susceptible to omicron, daily new infections confirmed through lab tests will peak at around 300,000. If 60 per cent of India’s population is susceptible, the peak counts of diagnosed cases will rise to 600,000. The IISc-ISI model, for instance, has predicted that at 60 per cent population susceptibility to omicron, Bengal would require around 800 ICU beds daily. The requirement would rise to 1,400 ICU beds daily if 100 per cent population is susceptible.

Source: The Telegraph January 11, 2022 22:19 UTC