He told ANI, “It appears that most of the COVID cases being reported in the country now are of the Omicron variant. India reported more than 1.5 lakh new COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day on Tuesday. The country reported 1,68,063 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed today. Most COVID deaths are associated with comorbiditiesMost deaths due to COVID-19 are associated with patients with comorbidities, Arora pointed out. "Most of the COVID deaths occurring on a daily basis are associated with comorbidities like heart attack, brain stroke or other problems.

Source: Mint January 11, 2022 21:10 UTC