32 Omicron cases in country so far: Government

A health worker collects a sample at Parayagraj railway station. Pic/ANI

The government on Friday said 32 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in India so far and that mostly mild symptoms have been noted in all the cases. Clinically, Omicron is not posing burden on the healthcare system yet, but the vigil has to be maintained, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

At a joint press briefing on the pandemic, the government said 25 cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in India - 17 in Maharashtra, nine in Rajasthan, three in Gujarat, two in Karnataka, and one in Delhi. The government said 86.2 per cent of the country's adult population received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, while 53.5 per cent has been administered both doses.

It said the weekly positivity rate in 19 districts was between five and 10 per cent and it was over 10 per cent in eight districts of three states. Meanwhile, 4 UK returnees have tested positive in the country. Of them, three arrived in Goa, while the other fourth person landed in Kolkata.

2 relatives of Guj patient test positive

Gujarat has now three Omicron cases after the reports of two relatives of the state's first Omicron patient came as positive, officials said on Friday.The health authorities had detected two of the Zimbabwe-returned man's relatives as Covid positive on December 5.

3,46,74,744
Total no. of Coronavirus cases in India so far

4,74,735
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far

94,943
Total no. of active cases in India

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