10 new cases of Omicron variant reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases of the variant in the national capital to 20. Ten out of the 20 have been discharged, says Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.
The seven-year-old boy, who is the first person of West Bengal to have tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and his family members were discharged from a hospital in Malda district on Thursday after they tested negative for the virus, a health department official said.
Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat and Telangana together on Thursday reported 14 fresh cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus taking the countrywide tally of this strain to 87 even as the national capital with a total of 85 new COVID cases recorded its highest single day rise in the last 137 days.
