Omicron Variant: Mumbai reports 602 fresh cases in 24 hours, PM reviews Covid preparedness

Two children of age 11 and 15 years, with a travel history to Nigeria, had tested Omicron positive today. Their close contacts have been traced and tested negative, said Dr. Niranjan Mishra, Director of Public Health, Odisha.

Out of the 34 Omicron patients admitted to our hospital this month, 18 have been discharged. Everyday, 15-18 suspected patients come here from the airport. Every patient is fully vaccinated with 2 who have even taken booster doses in England, said Dr. Suresh Kumar, LNJP-MD.

Most of the Omicron cases are stable and get discharged without any major complication. More than 90% of patients admitted here neither have any symptoms nor require any treatment. We have admitted them to the isolation ward for continuous surveillance, Dr. Suresh Kumar added.

Delhi on Thursday reported 118 positive cases, one death and 57 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Active cases stand at 684.

Maharashtra on Thursday reported 23 fresh cases of Omicron variant, tally reaches 88, Health Department said.

Telangana logs 177 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality. Infection tally rises to 6,80,251, death toll 4,018. Number of active cases stands at 3,596.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a review meeting on Covid-19 situation in country 

Mumbai has reported 602 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, 112 more than it registered on Wednesday. Covid cases are witnessing a daily surge in several cities across the country. Meanwhile, PM Modi's review meeting on Covid preparedness is scheduled to be held today.

 The Centre on Thursday advised states and UTs to not let their guard down and maintain their preparedness in fight against Covid pandemic and to follow
five-fold strategy in view of the new variant Omicron.

The states have been asked to put in place the local containment measures by the District and local administration when either the test positivity increases beyond 10 per cent or occupancy of oxygenated beds increases beyond 40 per cent.

We appeal to persons with mild symptoms to stay at home, don't rush to the hospital. Under our home isolation module, our healthcare workers will visit patients at their residence, conduct tele-counselling & also give a kit containing oximeter etc to them, said Delhi CM Kejriwal.

We've created a capacity to conduct 3 lakh tests daily. With our preparations, we can handle as many as 1 lakh daily cases if such a situation arises. We're strengthening our home isolation management protocol, informed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Omicron threat.

Two minor girls in Odisha have tested Omicron positive, taking the total number of Omicron cases in the state to 4, officials said on Thursday.

At least 12 new cases of Omicron have been confirmed in Karnataka today taking the tally to 31, Karnataka Health Minister Dr Sudhakar informed.

Two minor returnees from Nigeria on Thursday tested positive for the Omicron strain of COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the state's tally to four, a health official said. The new patients, aged 11 and 15, hail from Bhubaneswar, and they are undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, Institute of Life Science (ILS) Director Ajay Parida said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting on the COVID-19 situation in the country on Thursday evening at around 6:30 pm amid rising concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Official sources said Modi will take stock of the pandemic situation across the country.

Total cases of Omicron variant in Tamil Nadu rises to 34, said State Health Minister Ma Subramanian

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a review meeting on preparedness and management of new Covid-19 variant Omicron, at 11 a.m today. The review meeting will focus on the availability of beds, oxygen, medicines along with isolation wards if needed, a Delhi government official said.

Amid rising concern over Omicron spread, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will be conducting an important review meeting today to assess the preparedness and management of the highly infectious new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 variant, which is said to be capable of undergoing frequent mutations. Delhi on Wednesday recorded as many as 125 new Covid-19 cases in the span of the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase since June 22.

Nine persons, including six women, were found infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Gujarat on Wednesday, officials of the state Health Department said. With this, the state's overall count of Omicron cases has reached 23. Of these patients, four have already been discharged from hospitals following their recovery, while 19 are undergoing treatment.

Amid the emergence and spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review the pandemic situation in the country on Thursday, said sources. Official sources said Modi will take stock of the pandemic situation across the country.

Fourteen more Omicron cases have been reported in Telangana, taking the total number of cases of the new coronavirus variant in the State to 38, the State Health Department said. Of the 14 cases, 12 are passengers who arrived at the international airport from countries other than those declared at risk by the Centre, while two are from "at risk" countries, it said in a bulletin. The bulletin said four samples are awaited with regard to their Omicron status.

Uttarakhand on Wednesday reported its first case of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus infection. A 23-year-old woman, who had returned recently from Scotland, tested positive for the Omicron variant, Uttarakhand's Director General Health Tripti Bahuguna said. 
The woman, a resident of Kanwli road, had returned from Scotland to Delhi on December 8. Her RT-PCR test conducted at the airport had come out negative. She came along with her parents to Dehradun in a car on that day. But when she was tested again, she tested positive for the latest variant of the pandemic on December 12.