MANGALURU / BENGALURU: Karnataka reported six more Covid-19 cases of the Omicron variant on Saturday, taking the total to 14. All six are girls between 13 and 18 years and only one has a history of international travel.
While one case is in Bengaluru, the rest are from Dakshina Kannada. All are stable and have mild symptoms, said health department authorities.
The five Omicron cases detected in two clusters in Dakshina Kannada district, one in Mangaluru and another in Bantwal, are a cause of concern. “As per initial contact tracing, the health department did not find history of travelling abroad in any one of the cases,” said Dakshina Kannada district commissioner KV Rajendra. They all have fully recovered, he added.
Four girl students of a residential school in Bantwal, who turned Covid positive on November 21, have been detected with the Omicron variant. The girls, aged 13-14 years are unvaccinated, and all had fever and loss of smell and taste.
Double-jabbed traveller from UK infected, asymptomatic
The girls were isolated and treated in the hostel and have now recovered, said the health and family welfare department.
A 19-year-old woman from a private nursing college in Mangaluru, who tested positive on December 9, has been detected with the Omicron variant. She was among 19 positive cases and fully vaccinated.
Health department officials visited the educational institutions on Saturday and found all students healthy. All are now negative for Covid. Dr Ashok H, district nodal officer for Covid-19, Dakshina Kannada, said samples from both clusters had been sent for genomic sequencing.”None of the students is symptomatic and they are healthy. They have no travel history to any foreign countries or the neighbouring state of Kerala. Also, their parents visited neither Kerala nor foreign countries,” said Dr Ashoka.
Saturday’s six cases include an 18-year-old Indian citizen who travelled from the United Kingdom to Bengaluru on December 10. She tested positive on arrival and genomic sequencing results detected Omicron on Saturday. In all, 19 of her contacts tested negative, said officers. She was fully vaccinated and is asymptomatic, and currently isolated in a designated hospital.
With this, three districts in Karnataka now have cases of the Omicron variant. There have been eight cases from Bengaluru, five from Dakshina Kannada and one from Belagavi.
While one case is in Bengaluru, the rest are from Dakshina Kannada. All are stable and have mild symptoms, said health department authorities.
The five Omicron cases detected in two clusters in Dakshina Kannada district, one in Mangaluru and another in Bantwal, are a cause of concern. “As per initial contact tracing, the health department did not find history of travelling abroad in any one of the cases,” said Dakshina Kannada district commissioner KV Rajendra. They all have fully recovered, he added.
Four girl students of a residential school in Bantwal, who turned Covid positive on November 21, have been detected with the Omicron variant. The girls, aged 13-14 years are unvaccinated, and all had fever and loss of smell and taste.
Double-jabbed traveller from UK infected, asymptomatic
The girls were isolated and treated in the hostel and have now recovered, said the health and family welfare department.
A 19-year-old woman from a private nursing college in Mangaluru, who tested positive on December 9, has been detected with the Omicron variant. She was among 19 positive cases and fully vaccinated.
Health department officials visited the educational institutions on Saturday and found all students healthy. All are now negative for Covid. Dr Ashok H, district nodal officer for Covid-19, Dakshina Kannada, said samples from both clusters had been sent for genomic sequencing.”None of the students is symptomatic and they are healthy. They have no travel history to any foreign countries or the neighbouring state of Kerala. Also, their parents visited neither Kerala nor foreign countries,” said Dr Ashoka.
Saturday’s six cases include an 18-year-old Indian citizen who travelled from the United Kingdom to Bengaluru on December 10. She tested positive on arrival and genomic sequencing results detected Omicron on Saturday. In all, 19 of her contacts tested negative, said officers. She was fully vaccinated and is asymptomatic, and currently isolated in a designated hospital.
With this, three districts in Karnataka now have cases of the Omicron variant. There have been eight cases from Bengaluru, five from Dakshina Kannada and one from Belagavi.
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