COVID-19 from spreading, according to the minister. On May 28, Maharashtra reported 529 new cases of coronavirus infection, but no deaths from the virus.
The day prior, the state had 536 new cases and zero deaths. In the beginning of April, the state's mask compulsion was abolished. “The (people living in) districts which are reporting an increase in the daily COVID-19 cases should start taking extra care including wearing masks.
The number of daily cases are on the rise, but it is still under control," Rajesh Tope said. Maharashtra reported the first cases of the subvariants of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, said an official on Saturday.
As many as seven people were detected to be infected from the subvariants in Pune, four of which were infected by the B.A. 4 variant while the other three were found to be infected by B.A.