Ten Omicron Covid cases have been detected in Delhi so far. (File)
Bengaluru / New Delhi:
Karnataka, Delhi and Gujarat on the same day reported 10 emerging cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 83 even as the national capital with a total of 83. 85 new COVID-19 cases recorded the highest one-day increase in the past 137 days.
Karnataka, Delhi and Gujarat reported five, four and one new case of the Omicron variant, bringing the total to eight, ten and five respectively, according to a tally of new infections from the states.
Meanwhile, Union Home Affairs Minister Ajay Bhalla reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the country and the preparedness of the health infrastructure of all Union territories, according to a statement. member of the Ministry of the Interior.
Maharashtra has so far reported the highest number of Omicron cases at 32, followed by Rajasthan at 17. These cases have also been reported in the states of Karnataka, 8, Gujarat, 5, Kerala, 5, Telangana, 2 , Tamil Nadu, 1, West Bengal, 1 and Andhra Pradesh, 1, and Union Territory of Delhi, 10, and Chandigarh, 1. The country’s first two cases of the Omicron variant were detected in Karnataka in December 2.
Health Minister Karnataka K Sudhakar said five more cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in the state to bring the total number of new strains to eight.
“Five other cases of Omicron were detected in Karnataka today: 19-year-old male returning from the UK, 36-year-old male returning from Delhi, 70-year-old female returning from Delhi, 52-year-old male returning from Nigeria, male 33 years old returning from South Africa,” Sudhakar tweeted.
The country’s first two cases of Omicron – a South African citizen who had left the country, and another local, a doctor with no travel history – were discovered in Bengaluru.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that so far, the Omicron variant has been detected in 10 people in the national capital and none of them have developed a “severe” illness.
He said 40 people are currently being admitted to a special facility at Lok Nayak Hospital for isolation and treatment of suspected cases of Omicron disease. In which, 38 cases are positive for COVID.
“Ten cases of Omicron have been detected in Delhi so far. One of them has been discharged,” Jain told reporters.
So far there have been no “severe” cases, he said.
The minister said many international travelers recognize COVID positively upon arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
“Eight such people were hospitalized today (Thursday),” he added.
On Tuesday, Jain said the Omicron variant of the coronavirus had so far not spread in the community and the situation was under control.
On August 1 this year, Delhi recorded 85 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.12% along with one death. On June 29, when the recorded positivity rate was 0.15%, the number of new cases was 101 and four deaths were reported.
The 85 cases recorded on Thursday are out of 56,027 testing cases, including 50,879 RTPCR tests, and there have been no deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Delhi, according to government data Y Delhi economy.
There are now 475 active cases of coronavirus in the national capital, of which nine are of the Omicron variant.
Regarding the increase in COVID cases, a senior doctor from the GTB Hospital run by the Delhi government, who asked to remain anonymous, said, “The past three or four months have been going smoothly, but the increase in cases case is happening.
“All over the world, the number of cases is skyrocketing and some countries have even imposed a lockdown. People only wake up to see the number of cases increase. It is essential that everyone wear a mask and keep a social distancing attitude as it is expected that cases may increase again.” In Gujarat, a 41-year-old woman health worker was infected with the Omicron variant in a village in Vijapur tehsil, Mehsana district, officials said.
“This woman serves as an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA). She does not have any foreign travel history, but she has recently been in contact with people his relative is from Zimbabwe, one of the ‘at-risk’ countries,” said Chief Medical Officer of the District, Dr Vishnubhai Patel.
He is currently being treated in an isolation ward created in a government hospital in Mehsana town, Vadnagar and her condition is stable, he said.
“The woman recently lost her husband to cancer. Attending the condolence meeting, her husband’s brother and his wife were from Zimbabwe last month. Both tested negative for cancer. COVID-19 in all three tests performed,” added Patel.
But authorities decided to implement contact tracing as a precaution, and the woman was found positive for coronavirus on December 10, after which her sample was sent to the Center for Public Research. Gandhinagar-based Gujarat Biotechnology (GBRC) for genome sequencing, the official said. .
“The sequencing of the woman’s genome on Thursday showed that she was infected with the Omicron strain. Her mother-in-law and another relative, who had been in contact with her, also tested positive for the Omicron strain. COVID-19 yesterday We sent their samples to the GBRC for Patel to speak to.
In Kerala, Health Minister Veena George said people arriving from abroad and asked to practice self-observation, following central government guidelines, should not be complacent in doing so.
The minister, in a high-level meeting, said such people should avoid social interactions, crowded places, theaters and malls and should wear N-95 masks if they go out, according to the statement. of the state government.
She also said that such people should observe if they have any symptoms, and if they do, immediately self-isolate and notify medical staff.
The decision was made after a person from Congo, a non-high-risk African country, tested positive for Omicron and now has a large contact list when he travels to centers. shopping malls and restaurants instead of self-observation.
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