Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 : Two minor girls in Odisha have tested Omicron positive, taking the total number of Omicron cases in the state to 4, officials said here on Thursday.
The two minor girls from one family tested Omicron positive following genome sequencing conducted by the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar.
One is 11 years old while the other is 15 years old, said Director for Public Health, Niranjan Mishra.
Both along with their parents had returned from Nigeria on December 13, and were in isolation as per the norms, he said, adding, “They are asymptomatic, undergoing treatment in a hospital in Bhubaneswar and their health condition is stable.”
The parents of the siblings have tested negative.Contact tracing of the new cases has been done, informed Mishra.
Earlier, two Omicron cases were detected in the state.While one person had returned from Nigeria, another had returned from Qatar.
Director, Health Service, Bijay Mohapatra said that the state government has expedited surveillance and increased testing.All the district administrations have been directed to ramp up testing and vaccination drive, he stated.
Meanwhile, Odisha recorded 155 new Covid cases from 17 districts and one death in the last 24 hours, pushing the active cases to 1,784 and the death toll to 8,448.bbm/svn/bg
Case tally: Two girls from Odisha test positive for Omicron in their minors
Two Omicron cases had been detected earlier in the state.One person was from Nigeria and another from Qatar.Bijay Mohapatra, Director of Health Service said the state government had increased surveillance and testing.
He stated that all the districts have been instructed to increase testing and the vaccination drive.
Odisha has recorded 155 Covid cases in 17 different districts, and one death within the past 24 hours.
This brings the total active Covid cases up to 1,784 while the death toll rises to 8,448.
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