Covid: HP records 8 new cases of Omicron, 21 of Delta variant
Initially, omicron variant was reported only in international travellers but now this variant has been reported from the community also.
Initially, omicron variant was reported only in international travellers but now this variant has been reported from the community also.
Union health ministry officials said that the Omicron infection tally has reached 213 across the nation, but of the total Omicron positive cases, 90 have been discharged.
On average, Omicron required around a 10-fold increase in the concentration of serum antibodies in order to neutralise the virus, compared to Delta.
Among the new infections, 175 were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, 20 in nearby Waikato, four in Northland, five in Bay of Plenty, and one in the Lakes.
Genome sequencing data revealed that delta variant was detected in 99 per cent of the sample in October, 97 per cent in September, 86 per cent in August and 52 per cent in July.
Concerns are growing over a potential collapse of the medical system and the further spread of the Delta variant during the Bon holiday
The fall semester is fast approaching and America's schools and colleges are under intense pressure to outline policy amidst rising infection rates
Local headlines have been dominated by news on the outbreak, and the country's top respiratory diseases specialist has expressed grave concern.
While many people in the region are thinking that they are getting ahead of the coronavirus outbreak and could relax, the news of the detection of 97 cases of Delta variant in Sikkim on 18 July and 14 Delta strains and three UK variant cases in north Bengal on 27 July has created panic among many residents here.
According to the reports, 14 samples were found to be those of the Delta variant and three UK strains in north Bengal," said the hospital superintendent Dr Sanjay Mallik. Among the 14 Delta cases, five were found in Darjeeling, one in Kalimpong, three in Jalpaiguri and five in Alipurduar districts.
