Thiruvananthapuram: With a country that recorded five cases of Omicron again on Thursday, the authorities had warned the public to pandemic reducer to pandemics.
The total case of Omicron in the state has reached 29.
Health minister Veena George said four people who had reached the country through Cochin Airport and the person who reached Kozhikode through Bangalore Airport was confirmed to be sick with the Omicron variant.
Among those who reached Cochin, two came from England, one from Albania and one from Nigeria.
All patients aged between 21 and 40 years.
While 17 people who signed Omicron came from high-risk countries, 10 came from low-risk countries.
Two get a disease through contact.
All identified with Omicron variants are in care in various hospitals.
The new patient’s contact list is being prepared, said the government’s source.
Breaksups of wise omicron cases so far are as follows: Ernakulam: 15, ThiruvananThapuram: 10, Thrissur: 1, Malappuram: 1, Kozhikode: 1 and pathanamthitta: 1.
Veena says all who attend the meeting and take part in Christmas and take part inside Christmas and taking part in Christmas and participating in new year celebrations must be obliged to use N95 masks and strictly practice social distance because the omicron variant spreads quickly.
Meanwhile, the country recorded 2,514 Covid cases on Thursday from 55,631 samples tested.
Thiruvananthapuram (458) recorded the highest number of cases.
Government authorities confirmed 54 Covid deaths on Thursday.
This is apart from 269 deaths reported, according to central guidelines.
Covid dead in the state is 45,861.
TNN.