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Home / News / India News / 4 more Omicron cases detected; India's tally climbs to 37
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4 more Omicron cases detected; India's tally climbs to 37

4 more Omicron cases detected; India's tally climbs to 37
Written by Saptak Datta
Edited by Siddhant Pandey
Dec 12, 2021, 05:10 pm 3 min read
4 more Omicron cases detected; India's tally climbs to 37
Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh both reported their first Omicron cases on Sunday.

Four more cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were detected in India on Sunday, bringing the nationwide tally to 37. Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh both reported their first cases, while one case each was reported from Maharashtra and Karnataka. The latest case was reported from Nagpur, Maharashtra—the state that has reported the highest number of Omicron cases.

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Why does it matter?
  • The Omicron variant is said to be the most heavily mutated strain of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
  • Early studies suggest that the variant is highly transmissible and may have the ability to escape prior immunity, even through vaccinations.
  • Thus far, India has reported Omicron cases in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
Cases
Latest Omicron case reported from Nagpur

A 40-year-old man was detected with the Omicron strain in Nagpur, Maharashtra on Sunday, making it the country's latest case. Earlier on Sunday, a 34-year-old man tested positive for the strain in Karnataka after returning from South Africa. A 20-year-old Italian resident also tested positive in Chandigarh. A man who recently returned from Ireland also tested positive for Omicron in Andhra Pradesh.

Information
Which states have reported Omicron cases?

India had reported its first two Omicron cases in Karnataka's Bengaluru on December 2. Since then, India has detected 18 Omicron cases in Maharashtra, nine in Rajasthan, three in Gujarat, two in Delhi, and one each in Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh.

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'Must not let our guard down'

"A new variant doesn't mean that things will be worse, but definitely, they will be more uncertain," World Health Organization Regional Director for South East Asia, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal, told NDTV. She said people should not let their guard down, especially in South Asia. "We must continue to strengthen surveillance, public health, and social measures, and rapidly scale up vaccination coverage," she added.

Do you know?
Rapid testing kit developed for Omicron

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Assam's Dibrugarh district has developed a diagnostic kit that can detect the Omicron variant in a matter of two hours. With the available kits, it currently takes three to four days to discover the variant.

Global spread
Omicron detected in over 60 nations

The "extremely transmissible" Omicron strain has spread to over 60 countries. However, no deaths have been associated with the strain so far. In Asia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and South Korea have all spotted the new strain. In order to prepare for a surge, the WHO issued a warning to countries in the Asia-Pacific region to fully vaccinate their citizens.

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Saptak Datta covers national and political news for NewsBytes. He has previously worked with Zenger News as a correspondent. Over a career spanning more than a year, his work has focused on international affairs and defense. He holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune.
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Siddhant Pandey covers national and health news at NewsBytes. He has over five years of experience working as a multimedia journalist covering hard news in New Delhi. He was previously employed with The Indian Express and News World India and has juggled roles as a correspondent, copy editor, and video producer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
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