Mumbai's 37% Covid Cases Omicron; 141 Residents Had No Travel History

Out of 153 persons who were found to have Omicron infection in the city, only 12 had international travel history, the civic body said.

37% of positive COVID-19 samples detected in Mumbai between December 21-December 22 are of the Omicron variant, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday.

Of the 375 samples collected, 141 were detected to be of the Omicron variant and none of these cases have any travel history.

Out of 153 persons who were found to have Omicron infection in the city, only 12 had international travel history, the civic body said.

Among the 141 Omicron variant patients, 89 are men while 52 are women. Out of these 141, 93 are fully vaccinated, and 3 have taken one dose of coronavirus vaccine.