Two more cases, Omicron tally in Kerala rises to 7

The two Omicron-infected are a couple who returned from the United Arab Emirates a week back, the ministry said, adding that all those who came in direct contact with them were quarantined.

Kerala reported two more cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Friday, taking the tally of such cases to seven, the state health ministry said.

With more Omicron cases being detected, all districts have been asked to ready isolation wards and stock enough oxygen supply. (ANI)

The two Omicron-infected are a couple who returned from the United Arab Emirates a week back, the ministry said, adding that all those who came in direct contact with them were quarantined.

With more Omicron cases being detected, all districts have been asked to ready isolation wards and stock enough oxygen supply. Samples from localities where Covid-19 clusters were found will be sent for genetic analysis, health department officials said.

The total number of Omicron-infected rose to 101 In the country; Maharashtra reported maximum cases of 32, followed by Delhi at 22.

Struggling with heavy Covid-19 caseload, Kerala was on high alert after the new variant was detected in the country last month. For more than six months the state has been reporting maximum Covid-19 virus cases in the country and is on the second spot in death rate after Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, Kerala reported 3471 new Covid-19 cases on Friday after 54,715 samples were tested. It also recorded 22 deaths taking total fatalities to 44,189.