Four more cases of Omicron detected in New Delhi, tally reaches 45

Amid rising fears about the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, four more cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in New Delhi taking the total Omicronc case tally

Amid rising fears about the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, four more cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in New Delhi taking the total Omicronc case tally to 45.

Earlier, health department officials in Gujarat confirmed that a businessman from Surat has tested positive for the Omicron variant, making him the fourth such case in the state.

As per reports, the patient is a 42-year-old man who recently returned from South Africa on Monday, tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant.

Before this, a total of three Omicron cases were detected in Gujarat. All three cases were reported from Jamnagar district in the state, which included a 72-year-old NRI man who had returned from Zimbabwe, his wife, and his brother-in-law.

Meanwhile, the patient is under treatment in home isolation, and all his relatives and all the co-passengers have tested negative for COVID-19.

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