Four more Omicron positive cases have been detected in Goa. With this the state's tally rose to five.
"Few samples that were sent to NIV Pune for genome sequencing have confirmed four more cases of Omicron in the state," Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane tweeted.
"One patient is from within the state of Goa, with no travel history, indicating indigenous spread which needs to be further examined," he added.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has announced closure of schools in Mumbai till Jan. 31 amid rising Covid-19 cases.
Schools for classes 1 to 9 and Class 11 to be closed till Jan. 31. The schools will remain open only for students of SSC and HSC, ANI reported citing BMC.
"Schools for classes 10 and 12 will continue with Covid-19 protocols. Students of classes 9 to 12 can come to the school to receive vaccination," said Suresh Kakani, Additional Commissioner, BMC.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said 84% of the coronavirus cases reported in Delhi in the past two days were of the Omicron variant, reported ANI.
Delhi's expected to report around 4,000 cases today with the positivity rate rising to 6.5%. Currently, 202 patients are admitted to Delhi hospitals.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said there is no community spread of the Omicron variant in the state yet, reported ANI. "Out of 152 Omicron cases, 50 are from high-risk countries, 84 are from low-risk countries, and only 18 are their contacts. At present, there is nothing to worry about," she said.
Vaccination for children aged 15-18 has begun across India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Dec. 25, had announced the expansion of the vaccination drive to include youth in that age group.
Currently, only Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is being used for the age group.
