Delhi: Omicron variant found in 84% of samples tested; Positivity rate climbs to 6.5%
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 continues to sound the alarm in the national capital, as Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday that the latest genome sequencing report shows that 84 per cent of the samples tested have found a new variant of the coronavirus. has gone. The development comes after the city recorded over 4,000 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin issued today.
“According to the genome sequencing report of December 30-31 from three laboratories – at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Lok Nayak Hospital and the National Center for Disease Control – 84 per cent of the samples were infected with Omicrons. Most of the cases are of Omicrons, Jain told the Delhi Assembly. said.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday warned that a ‘red alert’ could be sounded in the city if the daily COVID case positivity rate crosses 5%. Just a day after today TPR climbed to 6.5%.
The 2-day Delhi Vidhan Sabha has started from today. According to the health bulletin to be issued later on Monday, the capital has recorded around 4,000 new cases of coronavirus and the positivity rate has risen to 6.5 per cent, the minister said.
Jain said that some experts have said that the cases will peak in a week but this is an estimate. On New Year’s Day, the national capital also recorded one Covid-related death.
(with PTI inputs)
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