Kanpur: On Thursday, 96 new Covid cases recorded by the district health department took the calculation of active cases to new highs 257.
The rapid increase in Covid-19 cases, bringing a 45% increase in Covid infection has given concerns for health officials.
After relieving more than six months of this city once again witnessed the Covid case now.
It was in May 2021 when the Covid case was at the peak.
According to the Ministry of Health, there were no cases of Omicron reported in the district on Thursday.
Two cases of Omicron were reported in the city on Tuesday night.
Report of one of the patients, Swaroop Nagar, has become negative now while the details of others are being verified, said Cmo Dr.
Nepal Singh.
Confirmation of people who are positive with the Omicron Covid variant comes through a genome sequencing report.
The sample of the two people has been sent to the Medical University of King George in Lucknow for confirming Omicron infection.