Odisha reports 5 more Omicron cases as tally rises to 14

Bhubaneswar: Odisha today reported five more Omicron cases as the tally in the state rose to 14.

All of them had tested positive for COVID-19 while the samples were sent to the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar to ascertain the variant of the virus.

Genome sequencing conducted at the ILS gave confirmation for the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

The Health Department was yet to share details about the infectees.

Earlier, nine foreign returnees had tested positive for Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Odisha.

Odisha had on December 21 reported the first case of Omicron with two foreign returnees (Nigeria and Qatar) testing positive for the variant.

The state today also reported 225 fresh COVID-19 cases.

Covid-19 Report For 29th December

New Positive Cases: 225
Of which 0-18 years: 37
In quarantine: 132
Local contacts: 93

(Details of local contacts will be shared by concerned District)

1. Balasore: 12
2. Bargarh: 2
3. Bhadrak: 2
4. Balangir: 3
5. Cuttack: 11
6. Deogarh: 5

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) December 30, 2021

New recoveries: 165
Cumulative tested: 25461138
Positive: 1054606
Recovered: 1044443
Active cases: 1652

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) December 30, 2021