Covid-19 Cases Fall Sharply in Indias Biggest Cities, Raising Hopes for Nearing Peak – The Wall Street Journal

NEW DELHICovid-19 cases in New Delhi and Mumbai have fallen sharply in recent days as a surge of the Omicron variant peaks in some of Indias biggest cities, raising hopes that prior infections will offset a relatively low vaccination rate and help prevent a repeat of last years catastrophic wave.

India is still a few weeks away from a nationwide peak, as the virus continues to spread in rural areas and smaller cities, according to doctors and public-health experts, who also warn that daily hospitalizations and deaths will likely continue climbing even as infections slow down.

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Covid-19 Cases Fall Sharply in Indias Biggest Cities, Raising Hopes for Nearing Peak - The Wall Street Journal