India's Omicron Tally Reaches 422. Country Reports 6,987 Fresh Covid Cases

Union Health Ministry said that a total of 422 Omicron cases were reported in 17 States/UTs of India so far. The number of persons recovered is 130.

Covid testing in India | PTI File Photo

New Delhi: Continuing with the surge in Omicron cases in the country, the overall tally of the variant in India has reached to 422. India has reported 6,987 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. The country registered 7,091 recoveries and 162 deaths on Friday.

 

Active cases: 76,766

Total recoveries: 3,42,30,354

Death toll: 4,79,682

Total number of Omicron cases 422

Total Vaccination: 141.37 cr

 

The Union Health Ministry said in the Sunday press release that a total of 422 Omicron cases were reported in 17 States/UTs of India so far. The number of persons recovered is 130.

Omicron In Karnataka

Seven new cases of Omicron variant have been confirmed in Karnataka taking the total cases to 38, State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Saturday, according to a PTI report.

In a set of tweets, he said, "Seven new cases of Omicron variant have been confirmed in Karnataka on December 25."

According to him, those who tested positive were: a 76-year-old man from Bengaluru, who had travelled from Delhi, a 30-year-old woman from Bengaluru, who came from UAE, a 63-year-old man from Bengaluru who arrived from Zambia and a 54-year-old man from Bengaluru, who was a primary contact of a United Kingdom traveller.

He added that a 21-year-old man from Bengaluru who arrived from the UK, a 62-year-old man from Bengaluru, who came from Delhi, and a 15-year-old boy from Bengaluru who travelled from the USA have also been found infected.

Sudhakar said all primary and secondary contacts have been tracked, traced and tested.

Omicron In Bengal

An intern at Kolkata Medical College has tested positive for Omicron, raising the total number of people found to have got infected with the new variant of coronavirus to six, a senior official of the health department said.

Barring the medical intern, the rest have foreign travel history.

"So far, there are six cases of Omicron-variant in the state. All of them are male," the official said.

Three of the intern's contacts have been traced as yet.

"Since he is medical professional, he might have come in contact with patients. Without confirmation, however, we can't say anything for sure. We are looking into the matter," he said.