Lagatar24 Desk
Chennai, Dec 23: Tamil Nadu reported 33 cases of the Omicron variant on Thursday following genomic sequencing of samples collected from those who tested positive for COVID-19.
With this, the state’s tally of Omicron cases has risen to 34, with just one case detected prior to Thursday.
“We received confirmation that 33 more people have tested positive for the new Omicron variant,” Health Minister Ma Subramanian informed.
“Of the 33 cases, 26 patients were in Chennai, four in Madurai, two in Tiruvanamalai and one in Salem. All the patients are stable and under isolation, Subramanian said while addressing the press along with Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan this morning.
“The suspected cases had been under observation for quite some time and some of them could soon return negative for the virus and may be discharged,” he added.
Notably, Tamil Nadu reported its first case of Omicron on December 15 when a 47 year-old passenger who arrived from Nigeria tested positive.
With the new cases reported in Tamil Nadu, the total number of Omicron cases in India has now mounted to 271.
