Omicron variant's fifth case detected in Delhi

Public Lokpal
December 05, 2021

Omicron variant's fifth case detected in Delhi


New Delhi: The National capital is on alert after a man from Tanzania tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Sunday. Notably, this is the first such case from the capital city. “First omicron case detected in Delhi. The patient admitted to LNJP Hospital had returned from Tanzania. Till now, 17 people who tested positive for Covid have been admitted to the hospital”, said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.

This is the fifth case of Omicron in the country. While the first two cases were detected in Karnataka. Third and fourth cases were reported from Gujarat’s Jamnagar and Maharashtra’s Dombivli respectively.