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Business News/ News / India/  Kerala reports 50 more Omicron cases, state's tally reaches 280
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Kerala reports 50 more Omicron cases, state's tally reaches 280

Of these, 45 from low-risk countries and 5 from high-risk countries, Kerala Health department notified

No cases were reported through contact (tracing) (REUTERS)Premium
No cases were reported through contact (tracing) (REUTERS)

As many as 50 more cases of Omicron cases have been reported from Kerala today - 45 from low-risk countries and 5 from high-risk countries, Kerala Health department notified. 

Of the 50 patients reported on Thursday, 18 were from Ernakulam, 8 from Thiruvananthapuram, 7 from Pathanamthitta, 5 each from Kottayam and Malappuram, 3 from Kollam and 1 each from Alappuzha, Thrissur, Palakkad, a health department release said. Besides these, a Coimbatore native, who returned from Egypt, also tested positive for Omicron while he was in Kerala, the release said. 

According to the release, 32 of the Omicron infected persons had come from the UAE. The remaining came from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, USA, UK, Italy, Ukraine, Sweden, Singapore and the Maldives. "With this, Omicron has been confirmed for a total of 280 people in the state. Of them 186 came from low risk countries and 64 from high risk countries. A total of 30 people were infected through contact," the release said.

No cases were reported through contact (tracing). Total Omicron cases 280 now, it further noted.  

A day ago the state had logged 49 cases of Omicron. 

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Published: 06 Jan 2022, 04:45 PM IST
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