Lagatar24 Desk
Nagpur, Dec 12: The Nagpur district of Maharashtra reported its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, informed Municipal Commissioner, Radhakrishnan B on Sunday.
The 40-year-old patient who tested positive for omicron has a history of travelling to West Africa. Following which his samples were sent for genome sequencing.
“After returning to Nagpur, the man underwent genome sequencing along with the Covid-19 test. Only then did it become clear that he had an omicron infection. He is stable and is undergoing treatment at the hospital. Other members of the patient’s family have been reported negative. Other people who came in contact with the patient concerned are being traced and all of them will be tested by the administration. Samples were taken from the person concerned at Nagpur airport on December 4,” said Radhakrishnan B.
A total of 18 cases of Omicron have been reported in the state so far, of which seven patients have been discharged from the hospital following recovery. States including Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Gujarat have reported cases of the new Covid-19 variant with the total number of Omicron cases in the country going up to 37.
