Six more Omicron cases detected in Delhi total tally now 28 Sources
New Delhi Dec 20 PTI Six more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid have been detected in Delhi taking the total number of people testing positive for the latest variant of the coronavirus here to 28 sources said on MondayAt least 12 patients have been discharged they saidAmid the Omicron scare and the growing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday afternoon said all samples that test positive for the infection will now be sent for genome sequencingThe decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA in which the Omicron situation including its possible effects and steps to deal with it was discussed according to the chief ministerEarlier in the day a source said Two more cases of Omicron have been detected in Delhi Their samples sent for genome sequencing earlier have come out positive One has come from the UK while the other from Ghana aged 47 and 22 respectively The tally has grown to 24 and 12 patients have been discharged they had said in the afternoonThese two patients are admitted to the LNJP Hospital the sources said adding most of the patients are asymptomaticLater in the evening another source said four more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid have been detected here taking the tally further to 28Meanwhile soon after the chief ministers press briefing the authorities at two genome sequencing laboratories in Delhi said they have the capacity to handle a higher number of samples for detection of the Omicron variantOn Monday 93 fresh COVID-19 cases were logged in the city with a positivity rate of 020 per cent as per the latest health bulletinThe national capital had recorded 85 cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 015 per cent On Sunday it jumped to 107 the highest single-day rise since June 27 while one death was also recorded and the positivity rate stood at 017 per cent according to official dataTwo laboratories one each at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences ILBS and the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash LNJP Hospital run under the Delhi government have the genome sequencing facility availableWe have a capacity to handle 1000 samples per week Though the daily cases have increased in the last couple of days only about the capacity of 500 samples per week is being used So at present we have sufficient capacity and as per the need we will double it a source told PTIDelhis first case of the Omicron variant — a 37-year-old man from Ranchi — was detected on December 5 He has been dischargedAmid a jump in cases of Omicron reported in Delhi doctors havewarned that people should avoid all kinds of gatherings as this is a highly transmissible variant and follow Covid-appropriate behaviours else the situation may worsen PTI KND GVS IJT
New Delhi Dec 20 PTI Six more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid have been detected in Delhi taking the total number of people testing positive for the latest variant of the coronavirus here to 28 sources said on MondayAt least 12 patients have been discharged they saidAmid the Omicron scare and the growing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday afternoon said all samples that test positive for the infection will now be sent for genome sequencingThe decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA in which the Omicron situation including its possible effects and steps to deal with it was discussed according to the chief ministerEarlier in the day a source said Two more cases of Omicron have been detected in Delhi Their samples sent for genome sequencing earlier have come out positive One has come from the UK while the other from Ghana aged 47 and 22 respectively The tally has grown to 24 and 12 patients have been discharged they had said in the afternoonThese two patients are admitted to the LNJP Hospital the sources said adding most of the patients are asymptomaticLater in the evening another source said four more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid have been detected here taking the tally further to 28Meanwhile soon after the chief ministers press briefing the authorities at two genome sequencing laboratories in Delhi said they have the capacity to handle a higher number of samples for detection of the Omicron variantOn Monday 93 fresh COVID-19 cases were logged in the city with a positivity rate of 020 per cent as per the latest health bulletinThe national capital had recorded 85 cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 015 per cent On Sunday it jumped to 107 the highest single-day rise since June 27 while one death was also recorded and the positivity rate stood at 017 per cent according to official dataTwo laboratories one each at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences ILBS and the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash LNJP Hospital run under the Delhi government have the genome sequencing facility availableWe have a capacity to handle 1000 samples per week Though the daily cases have increased in the last couple of days only about the capacity of 500 samples per week is being used So at present we have sufficient capacity and as per the need we will double it a source told PTIDelhis first case of the Omicron variant — a 37-year-old man from Ranchi — was detected on December 5 He has been dischargedAmid a jump in cases of Omicron reported in Delhi doctors havewarned that people should avoid all kinds of gatherings as this is a highly transmissible variant and follow Covid-appropriate behaviours else the situation may worsen PTI KND GVS IJT
