As another case of Omicron detected in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Sunday, December 12, the state’s tally has now breached to 18.
The infected person (40) arrived in Nagpur on December 5 from South Africa, reports stated. Moreover, it has also come to light that the person had not taken the vaccine. Currently, he is under isolation at AIIMS Nagpur with mild symptoms.
Reports further stated that the administration tested 30 close contacts of the infected person and everyone tested negative. Meanwhile, the patient had earlier contracted the disease on April 11.
Of the total cases -- five from Mumbai, 10 from Pimpri-Chinchwad and one each from Kalyan-Dombvli, Pune and Nagpur. However, nine have tested negative and have already been discharged.
As per accounts, between December 1 and 12, 77,530 international passengers arrived in the state – Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur airports. Out of these, 11,751 were from at-risk countries.
In addition, 1,529 passengers from other countries were also tested at the airports. Of the passengers tested, 22 passengers from at-risk countries and eight from other countries tested positive for COVID-19.
Moreover, through airport and field surveillance, 107 samples have been sent for genome sequencing and the results of 26 such samples are awaited.
On Sunday, December 12, Maharashtra added 704 fresh cases, taking the state’s tally to 6,643,883. The state added 16 coronavirus deaths, pushing the toll to 1,41,259.
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