Nearly 80-85% Covid Cases In Tamil Nadu Of Omicron Variant: Minister
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Appealing people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the virus, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian r said it was satisfying to know that there were no fatalities among those who were detected with 'S' gene drop indicating they would have contracted the Omicron variant.
Nearly 80-85 per cent of the COVID-19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu were people who had 'S' gene drop in their samples, indicating contraction of Omicron variant of coronavirus while the remaining 15-20 per cent was Delta variant, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Sunday.
Appealing people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the virus, the minister said it was satisfying to know that there were no fatalities among those who were detected with 'S' gene drop indicating they would have contracted the Omicron variant.
Amid the full lockdown put in place on Sunday by the Tamil Nadu government following the spurt in new cases, Mr Subramanian said nearly 90 per cent of those affected by Omicron have received both doses of vaccination and were asymptomatic.
"Every one should receive double dose of vaccination against COVID-19. People should adhere to COVID-19 protocol like wearing a face mask among others," he told reporters.
