
TS reports 12 more Omicron cases
The Hindu
Twelve more Omicron positive cases were added to the tally on Saturday compared to eight previous day, taking the total to 21 so far which included a boy who left for Kolkata immediately on landing at
Twelve more Omicron positive cases were added to the tally on Saturday compared to eight previous day, taking the total to 21 so far which included a boy who left for Kolkata immediately on landing at the airport here.
Out of the 12 positive cases on Saturday, nine were foreign origin and three Indian persons. They came from Kenya (6), Somalia (2), the UAE (2), Ghana and Tanzania one each. Reports of another three samples sent for genome sequencing, to find Omicron infection, after they tested COVID positive were awaited.
According to a bulletin issued by the Directorate of Health on the status of COVID in the State, a total of 315 passengers arrived at the RGI Airport from “at risk” countries and of them 3 were found COVID positive. In the genome sequencing test, two of them were found positive for Omicron variant.













