Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George confirmed on Wednesday that 76 more cases of omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported in the state. Reportedly, an omicron cluster has been formed at a private nursing college in Pathanamthitta. It is suspected the students contracted the virus from a student who came in contact with a foreigner.
Meantime, a person who arrived from Tamil Nadu was also tested positive for Omicron. Further, 59 of those who were tested positive are from low-risk countries and seven are from high-risk countries. At the same time, nine people were infected through contact.
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With this, the number of Omicron cases touched 421 in Kerala. Among the Omicron patients, 290 came from low-risk countries and 85 from high-risk countries. A total of 43 people were infected through contact. Three people who arrived from outside the state also tested positive for the Omicron variant.
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