Four more omicron cases were detected in Telangana on Thursday. Three of them are from Kenya and one is of Indian origin, said Director of Public Health Dr G Srinivasa Rao.
With this, seven cases of Omicron have been reported in the state, including three (7-year-old boy sent to Kolkata) since Wednesday.
Of these, one passenger is from an ‘at risk’ country and seven from a ‘non-risk’ country.
All travelers coming from ‘at risk’ countries undergo RT-PCR test. In case of those flying from ‘non-risk’ countries, 2% samples are collected at random for COVID testing. If either of the two categories test positive for COVID, their samples are sent for genome sequencing.
The DPH said the four new Omicron cases were under intensive investigation. Whenever a case is detected, immediate contacts of the patients are traced and samples are collected for RT-PCR tests.
From December 1 to December 16, 6,764 people have come from ‘at-risk’ countries and 21 have tested positive for COVID.
190 test COVID positive
The state has recorded 190 COVID cases as on Thursday, taking the total to 6,79,064. Two more COVID patients died.
The new cases include 80 from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), 14 from Rangareddy, 13 from Medchal-Malkajgiri, 12 from Hanamkonda and 10 from Mahabubabad.
This year from March 2, 2020 to December 16, a total of 2.91 crore samples were tested and 6,79,064 were found with coronavirus. Out of the total cases, 3,805 were active cases, 6,71,247 were cured and 4,012 people died.