Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 26: Himachal Pradesh reported first case of Omicron on Sunday, informed the State Health Department.
The infected person had returned from Canada on December 18. The patient’s latest RTPCR is negative and her three close contacts have also tested negative.
Eight cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were also discovered in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, according to state Home Narottam Mishra on Sunday. The MP government has reported cases of the new virus variant in the state for the first time.
“Eight Omicron cases have been found in Indore. Out of these patients, six have recovered and have been discharged while two are undergoing treatment,” Mishra, who is the state government’s spokesman, told reporters. He said around 3,000 people recently returned to Indore from abroad and 26 of them were found to be infected with the coronavirus.
Earlier in the day, Odisha also reported four new cases of Omicron on Sunday, taking the total number of Omicron cases to eight in the state.
Notably, India reported 6,987 new coronavirus infections and 162 deaths in last 24 hours, informed the Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Sunday.