New Delhi: Six more cases of Omicron Covid variants have been detected in Delhi, taking the total number of people who test positively for the latest Coronavirus variants here until 28, said the source on Monday.
At least 12 patients were sent back, they said.
In the midst of scare Omicron and the increasing number of Coronavirus cases in Delhi, Chairman of the Minister of Arvind Kejriwal on Monday afternoon said all samples whose positive tests for infection will now be sent for genome sequencing.
The decision was taken at the Delhi Disaster Management Authority meeting (DDMA) where the omikron situation, including the possibility of effects and steps to deal with it, discussed, according to the minister’s chairman.
Previously on that day, a source said, “Two more cases of Omicron have been detected in Delhi.
The samples of those sent for the sequencing of the previous genome have been positive.
Someone has come from England, while others from Ghana, aged 47 and 22 years.
each.
“Tally has grown to 24, and 12 patients have been sent back, they say in the afternoon.
These two patients were treated at the LNJP hospital, said the source, added, most of the patients were asymptomatic.
Then at night, another source said four cases of omicron variants from Covid had been detected here, took further counting to 28.
Meanwhile, immediately after the press briefing of the ministerial head, the authorities in the two Laboratory sequencing genomes in Delhi said they had the capacity to Handle a higher number of samples for omicron variant detection.
On Monday, 93 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in the city with a level of front of 0.20 percent, according to the latest health bulletins.
National capital has recorded 85 cases on Thursday with a 0.15 percent participant.
On Sunday, it jumped to 107, the highest single increase since June 27, while one death was also recorded, and the level of participants reached 0.17 percent, according to official data.
Two laboratories, each at the Institute of Hearts and Biliary (ILBS) and Lok Nayak Hospital Jai Prakash (LNJP), walking under Delhi’s administration has a genome sequencing facility.
“We have the capacity to handle 1,000 samples per week.
Although everyday case has risen in the past few days, only about the capacity of 500 samples per week used.
So, now, we have sufficient capacity, and as well as necessity , we will double it, “said a source to PTI.
The first case of Omicron Delhi variant – a 37-year-old man from Ranchi – detected in 5.
December.
He has been repatriated.
In the midst of a leap in the case of Omicron reported in Delhi, the doctor has warned that people must avoid all types of meetings because this is a very transmitting variant, and following the appropriate behavior of Covid, others can deteriorate.