Hyderabad/Jammu: As many as 7 more Omicron cases have been reported from Telangana and Jammu on Tuesday. While four new cases of Omicron were detected in Telangana, three cases were found in Jammu.
With four new cases of Omicron, the Telangana’s tally rose to 24, a top health official said.
Three new cases of the new variant of Covid-19 were reported among passengers who came from other than “at risk” countries while one case was detected among contacts of Omicron positive passengers. This is the first case among the contacts in the state.
According to Director of Public Health Dr G. Srinivasa Rao, results of genome sequencing test of 13 samples are awaited.
The total number of Omicron cases among fliers from other than “at risk” countries rose to 19. Only four cases were reported among passengers from “at risk” countries.
A total of 9,122 passengers arrived at Hyderabad Airport from 10 “at risk” countries since December 1. Of them, 726 arrived on Tuesday. Four of those who arrived Tuesday were found Covid positive.
Likewise, three cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been found in J&K’s Jammu city. Samples for Omicron confirmation had been sent by the health department authorities to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi from where positive reports were received on Tuesday.
“Three omicron cases confirmed by NCDC Delhi from a cluster in Jammu. ”Samples were taken on November 30. RTPCR testing of entire locality ordered. Please observe Covid Appropriate Behaviour,” the Health and Medical Education Department said in a tweet.
Ms Kalinga