More cases of Omicron from Jaipur, Pune and Delhi; 21 detected so far

Monday, 6 December 2021newsdesk
More cases of Omicron from Jaipur, Pune and Delhi; 21 detected so far
Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Delhi reported cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 21.

New Delhi, 06 December 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, The first two cases were reported in Karnataka, followed by one in Jamnagar (Gujarat) and another in Maharashtra. In Jaipur, nine persons who took part in a wedding on November 28 have tested positive for the Omicron variant, health officials said. Medical Education Secretary Vaibhav Galriya said that of the nine, four had arrived from South Africa a few days ago. At least 100 people had turned up for the November 28 wedding; health officials have so far collected samples of 34 people. “Of these, Omicron has been confirmed in nine cases through genome sequencing while 25 others tested negative for Covid,” said Galriya.

Source - The Indian Express

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