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MP: New ‘worrisome’ strain of Omicron detected in Indore; infects six children


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Indore: In a worrying development, a new strain of Covid’s Omicron variant has been detected in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Monday.

According to official reports, as many as 12 such cases have been reported in the city. Out of these infections, six children have been found positive with the new strain.

While speaking to media, Vinod Bhandari, founder chairman of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) said, “Since January 6, a total of 21 cases of BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant have been found during tests conducted in our Molecular Virology Diagnostic and Research Lab, which is recognised by the Centre.”

“Lung involvement ranging from 1 per cent to 50 per cent was observed in six out of 21 patients of this Omicron sub-lineage. Three patients are still hospitalized, while 18 have been discharged. Of the 21, a total of 15 adults have taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine,” he added.

Indore, the worst coronavirus-hit district in Madhya Pradesh, has a caseload of 1,86,216, including 1,409 deaths.

For the first time during the third wave of Covid-19, more than 10,000 cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh in 24 hours on Monday.

Indore and Bhopal, the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh, registered 2,665 and 2,128 cases, respectively, in the last 24 hours.

With 80,967 samples examined during the day, the number of tests in MP went up to 2,53,94,972.

A government release said 10,87,44,479 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state, including 1,27,907 on Monday.

Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 9,04,744, new cases 10,585, death toll 10576, recoveries 8,24,275, active cases 69,893, number of tests so far 2,53,94,972.

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