Guwahati: The number of Covid-19 infections has seen a large surge in the last 24 hours as a positive case in the state has more than doubled since Sunday.
A total of 351 positive cases were detected on Monday, almost 200 more than 156 positive cases reported the previous day.
Amid scare Omicron, testing increased to 36,613 on Monday and the level of participants had gathered up to 0.96 percent from weeks 0.79 percent.
In Kamrup (Metro) regency, 164 positive cases were detected on Monday even when foreign tourists came to Assam for the New Year celebration, along with tourists, has emerged as the main concern.
While 29 foreign travelers tested positive Covid in Assam between December 1 and 30, the number of positive cases between international leaflets had suddenly rose to 47 on the last three days.
On Monday, the first foreign traveler, found in through the train route, was tested positive covid.
Passengers arrived at New Delhi from Dubai by air but took the train to reach Guwahati.
“If anyone found omicron positive, the biggest challenge is to isolate and test the passengers who travel together with such a positive case A few days, “said the Department of Health Supervision Officer.
Samples of positive cases among travelers were being sent to the Institute of Science and the Northeast Technology (Neis) in Jorhat on Assam for genome sequencing.
Until Sunday night, a total of 2,837 foreign passengers entered the country and the number was expected to rise further in January when Magh Bihu, one of the largest festivals of the country, would be celebrated.
“Many international leaflets have come as a tourist who will soon be back,” the official added.
In particular, 28 cases of “positive omicron” while have been detected through an Omicron detection kit developed at ICMR-RMRC, Lahowal, in the Dibrugarh District.
This is a Covid case, which includes domestic and foreign tourists, which mostly arrive in the Assam District above.
However, Neis has not confirmed one of the samples sent from Lahowal as a positive Omicron after the sequencing of the genome intact.
“Without confirmation through the sequencing of the whole genome, the State Health Department will not state any case as a positive Omicron,” added the Ministry of Health officials.
Infection Surge: Assam Covid-19 Double Kasing in 24 Hours
