A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveller in Mumbai. AP
So far, 11 states and union territories have reported Omicron infections. Maharashtra leads the cout with 32 such infections
A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveller in Mumbai. AP
India’s Omicron count is just a bit shy of 100. From having recorded its first two cases on 2 December, India has now recorded a total of 97 cases.
This tally came after Delhi logged in 10 more cases of the new variant, which was first detected in South Africa in late November, on Friday morning.
So, where does the country stand when it comes to the Omicron spread? Here’s the answer.
Delhi
On Friday, 10 new cases of the new variant Omicron was detected in the national capital, taking the total tally to 20.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain said of the 20 cases, 10 had already been discharged from hospital.
Delhi's first case of the Omicron variant — a 37-year-old man from Ranchi — was detected on 5 December. He was discharged on Monday.
He had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there, to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight on December 2. He stayed in Johannesburg in South Africa for a week and had mild symptoms.
Meanwhile, 40 people are currently admitted to the special facility at the Lok Nayak Hospital meant for isolating and treating suspected Omicron cases, Medical Director Suresh Kumar said.
The minister added that many international travellers are turning out positive upon arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Karnataka
On Thursday, five more patients in Karnataka were found to be infected with the rapidly spreading variant, taking the state's total to eight.
All the five had taken two doses of vaccine and are not suffering from severe disease, said state medical authorities.
Out of them, three had foreign travel history — UK, Nigeria and South Africa — while two had returned from Delhi recently.
Telangana
Telangana too reported four more cases of the Omicron variant of on Thursday. This has taken total cases discovered in the state to seven the so far. Of these seven Omicron cases, one family whose seven-year-old boy was found to be infected by the Omicron variant, had left for Kolkata taking a connecting flight from the airport on the night of 12 December.
Maharashtra
On Wednesday, Maharashtra's tally rose to 32 after four more cases were detected. The cases include two in Mumbai and one each from Osmanabad and Buldhana districts, of whom one is a minor. Of these new infectees, one is a woman, and three had recently travelled to Sharjah, Dubai, and Ireland.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai police has imposed Section 144 in the city from December 16 to December 31.
The police order said the restrictions were necessary in view of the continued threat posed by the Omicron variant of the , which is said to be highly infectious and capable of undergoing frequent mutations.
The notification restricts the access to shops and other establishments in the city and all public transport to only fully vaccinated persons and also restricts attendance for any programme to 50 percent of the capacity of the ground or closed premises concerned. It also provides that any event can be organised and attended by fully vaccinated persons only.
So far, 11 states and union territories have reported Omicron infections — Maharashtra has seen 32 such cases, Rajasthan has reported 17, Delhi now has 20, Karnataka has seen eight infections, Gujarat and Kerala both have reported five, Telangana six, and one case each has been reported in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu.
With inputs from agencies
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