PUNE: Eight omicron cases, including six from Pune Rural, were confirmed in the state on Friday.
With this, the district-linked Covid-19 cases were confirmed omicron version The tally shot up to 18, while the total number of cases rose to 40 across the state. Of the six people from Pune Rural, four have a travel history to Dubai, while two are their close contacts, said a press statement issued by the state public health department.
The statement further said that two more people, one from Mumbai who had traveled to the US, and another from Kalyan Dombivli Municipal limits, who traveled to Nigeria, also tested positive for Omicron. His close contacts are being traced.
Seven out of eight have been found asymptomatic, while one has mild symptoms. According to the press statement, all the men found positive are in the age group of 29 to 45 years and have been vaccinated.
Officials said that out of the total number of people who have tested positive for Omicron virus in the state so far, 25, including four from the district, have been discharged following negative RT-PCR test reports.
A statement issued by Pune Zilla Parishad chief executive officer Ayush Prasad said, “After the RT-PCR test at Junnar on December 11 and 12, samples of six patients from Pune district were sent to BJ Medical College for genome sequencing. .
With this, the district-linked Covid-19 cases were confirmed omicron version The tally shot up to 18, while the total number of cases rose to 40 across the state. Of the six people from Pune Rural, four have a travel history to Dubai, while two are their close contacts, said a press statement issued by the state public health department.
The statement further said that two more people, one from Mumbai who had traveled to the US, and another from Kalyan Dombivli Municipal limits, who traveled to Nigeria, also tested positive for Omicron. His close contacts are being traced.
Seven out of eight have been found asymptomatic, while one has mild symptoms. According to the press statement, all the men found positive are in the age group of 29 to 45 years and have been vaccinated.
Officials said that out of the total number of people who have tested positive for Omicron virus in the state so far, 25, including four from the district, have been discharged following negative RT-PCR test reports.
A statement issued by Pune Zilla Parishad chief executive officer Ayush Prasad said, “After the RT-PCR test at Junnar on December 11 and 12, samples of six patients from Pune district were sent to BJ Medical College for genome sequencing. .
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