AHMEDABAD: Four persons, including two men, a woman and a teenager who had tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in the state, have been found carrying the Omicron variant of the virus. With the update, the number of total patients with Omicron variant reached 11 in the state.
Gujarat has eight active cases of the variant after the first three cases – all members of the same family from Jamnagar – were discharged earlier last week. District-wise patients include three from Jamnagar, two each in Surat and Vadodara, and one each in Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot and Anand.
A 48-year-old man, who had returned from Dubai to the city international airport, had tested positive on December 15. The man, a native of Anand district, had a travel history to the UK. Ever since, he is admitted in the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad and is stable, said officials.
Other cases include a 15-year-old who had come to Gandhinagar from the UK to see his grandfather and a 39-year-old fashion designer from Utran near Surat. Both are currently admitted in private hospitals in respective cities and are stable, said state health department officials.
Late on Sunday night, a 23-year-old youth from Rajkot, who had returned from Tanzania, also tested positive. He was isolated upon arrival three days ago and showed signs including sore throat and cold, said district administration.
Gujarat has eight active cases of the variant after the first three cases – all members of the same family from Jamnagar – were discharged earlier last week. District-wise patients include three from Jamnagar, two each in Surat and Vadodara, and one each in Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot and Anand.
A 48-year-old man, who had returned from Dubai to the city international airport, had tested positive on December 15. The man, a native of Anand district, had a travel history to the UK. Ever since, he is admitted in the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad and is stable, said officials.
Other cases include a 15-year-old who had come to Gandhinagar from the UK to see his grandfather and a 39-year-old fashion designer from Utran near Surat. Both are currently admitted in private hospitals in respective cities and are stable, said state health department officials.
Late on Sunday night, a 23-year-old youth from Rajkot, who had returned from Tanzania, also tested positive. He was isolated upon arrival three days ago and showed signs including sore throat and cold, said district administration.
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