Vadodara: The number of cases of covid variant omicron side by side to 10 in Vadodara on Thursday with a report of seven people revealed them as a new variant carrier.
The seven cases were contact near infected elderly pairs that returned to the city of Zambia.
A sample of eight contacts near the elderly couple who lived in Harni was sent for genome sequencing.
These contacts were previously tested positive for Covid-19.
VMC Medical Officer (Health) Dr.
Devesh Patel said that the results of the genome sequencing that arrived on Thursday revealed that seven of the eight positive cases were positive.
The genome sequencing report from the eighth case was awaited.
Seven cases of fresh omicron including three children and an old woman.
VMC officials say that they have no big symptoms.
Children include one school student who has tested a positive covid.
The source of the meanwhile, said that a man from Bhayli who came from England on December 13 was also tested positive for Covid-19.
The sample for RT-PCR tests was collected earlier this week in accordance with the guidelines.
The report on Tuesday indicated that he was infected.
Men’s sample has been sent for genome sequencing.
Meanwhile, 11 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in the city and district on Thursday.
This was found from 5,498 tests carried out in the city and district.