Bhubaneswar: In the biggest leap so far, Odisha on Sunday reported 23 omicron cases from 39 samples sent for genome sequencing, raising the total number of these cases in the 37th state.
What should be more worried about the state government that the state The daily Covid casual also increased, with 424 infected on Sunday, up from 298 the day before.
Of 23 omicron cases, 10 did not have a history of foreign trips recently while 11 have returned from countries such as Finland, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Syria and England.
Two are contacts from people who have returned from Finland.
“The genome sequencing of 39 people who have tested the positive Covid was carried out in the laboratory, where 23 was found to be infected with Omicron variants, while the rest had Delta,” said Ajay Parida, Director, Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) who have conducted genome studies.
At least eight districts reported the Omicron case in the country including Covid Hotspot Khurda (4), Boudh (2), Keonjhar (7), Jagatsinghpur (1), Angul (2), Balasore (1), and Puri (3).
In Sambalpur, the three British returns have no symptoms at all, health officials said.