Five more cases of Omicron in Karnataka

Two of them are primary contacts of a patient infected with the new variant in Delhi

Five more cases of Omicron have been detected in Karnataka taking the total number of patients infected with the new variant to eight. Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar, who tweeted about the new cases, said all of them have been vaccinated with two doses of Covishield.

The five persons are: a 19-year-old female returning from the U.K., a 36-year-old male returning from Delhi, a 70-year-old female returning from Delhi, a 52-year-old male returning from Nigeria, and a 33-year-old male returning from South Africa. Two of these patients are primary contacts of an Omicron-confirmed case in Delhi. While four have been admitted to private hospitals of their choice, one has been admitted in the designated Omicron facility in Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute.

The 19-year-old returned from the U.K. on December 13 with a negative report and tested positive during screening on arrival at the airport. Although, she was shifted to Bowring hospital on the same day, the patient chose to get admitted to a private hospital on December 14. She is asymptomatic and her vitals are stable, according to the health department.