19 new cases reported in the district, six in Udupi Four of the five persons who had been tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus have recovered from the infection in Dakshina Kannada. In a circular issued to the district and health officials, principal secretary, health and family welfare, T K Anil Kumar said 19 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected and "if left unchecked, may trigger a spike in number of new infections." To avert such clusters, the TAC had recommended that at entry, all . State health minister K Sudhakar on . Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Saturday said. India's total tally of Omicron cases on Monday, 20 December, rose to over 150 after states including Karnataka, Kerala and Delhi reported fresh cases of the new COVID-19 variant. New Delhi, Two individuals in India have been detected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Karnataka, Union Health Ministry informed in a press briefing on Thursday. BENGALURU: Karnataka reported five new cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours taking the total count of Omicron cases in the state to 19. The number of COVID-19 cases reported from a school in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru rose to 103 on Monday, 6 December, the District Health Officer (DHO), Chikkamagaluru informed The Quint. On Saturday, Karnataka declared its first paediatric Omicron cluster in a government residential school in Dakshina Kannada. New Delhi: Karnataka reported five more cases of the Omicron variant, state's health minister Dr Sudhakar K informed on Monday (December 20, 2021) morning.While two cases of the new COVID-19 variant were reported in Udupi, three other infections were recorded in Mangaluru, Dharwad and Bhadravathi. All the 15 cases were reported to be stable. Mysuru reported 19 COVID-19 cases on December 22, taking the active case tally to 144. Karnataka has reported two cases of Omicron, including the 66-year-old South African. The latest Tweet by ANI states, '12 new cases of Omicron have been confirmed in Karnataka today taking the tally to 31: Karnataka Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K' 12 New Cases of Omicron Have Been Confirmed in Karnataka Today Taking the Tally to 31: . Karnataka's health minister Dr. Sudhakar K had confirmed five new cases of Omicron variant in the state. The individual, both male, aged 66 and 46 have recently travelled to South Africa where the majority of the cases for the new variant have been reported, sources told UNI. Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Logs 6,563 Cases in 24 Hrs; 5 More Omicron Cases in Karnataka 'Niten Gadkari', 'Amit Sha', 'Pushyu Goyal' Among Those Vaccinated in UP's Etawah District Amid fear of the spread of the new contagious variant of Covid-19 found in South Africa, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Saturday said that all the passengers . "Five new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID19 have been confirmed on December 19 in . New Delhi/Bengaluru, November 2 Two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in Karnataka, the Union government said on Thursday while asking people not to panic but follow Karnataka on Thursday reported 303 cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 30,01,554. In Vellore, the weekly case counts increased to 128 . New Delhi: A recent survey report on the effects of the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, on the continuation of physical classes in schools has revealed that most parents want schools to be shut only if there are multiple Omicron cases in a district or nearby districts. As many as six persons tested positive for Omicron in Karnataka on Saturday, taking the state's tally to 14. Karnataka and Kerala also reported six and four more cases of the new variant, respectively. As on date, 19 cases of Omicron have been detected in Karnataka. Five more Omicron cases have been detected in Karnataka, which took the overall tally of infections caused by the new Covid-19 variant to 19, state Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday. Karnataka government directed district authorities and health officials to enhance surveillance and designate contact tracers and quarantine observers to curb the spread. Omicron instances have already been confirmed in 11 states throughout the country, as per the Health Ministry report. The government has also informed that all the primary, secondary . Karnataka Omicron Latest News Today: Issuing a fresh circular to the district and health officials, the state government said 19 cases of super spreader Omicron variant have been detected and "if . Thus, the statewide tally for Karnataka . Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday morning tweeted, "There are five cases of Omicron confirmed in Karnataka. Live: 8 more Omicron cases detected in Maharashtra, 6 in Karnataka, 4 in Kerala UK: Omicron cases jump by 10,000 in a day When Soviet PM almost barred India from entering Bangladesh The doctor's genomic sequencing reports came out on December 2, confirming Omicron infection. Of the six cases, one is a passenger from the UK, while five others have been detected from COVID-19 clusters that have emerged from two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada district, and their travel history or contact with the international . All India Reported by Nehal Kidwai , Edited by Akhil Kumar (with inputs from PTI) Updated: December 18, 2021 8:28 pm IST Omicron in India: Karnataka was the first state in the country to detect the Omicron variant on December 2. Since then, several states and national capital Delhi have continued to see a gradual . Thiruvananthapuram: Four more new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were detected from Kerala on Monday, taking the overall tally to 15, the state health department said. The state government is now on alert mode and all set to discuss the plan to control this new variant. With the active Covid-19 caseload on a gradual decline in India, most states have reopened schools. Three of them are international returnees, while the other two returned from . Of these, five cases were detected in Dakshina Kannada district alone. A resident from South Africa was found positive with Omicron variant and the other one is a Bomanahalli resident in Bengaluru. NEW DELHI, Dec 2: Two cases of the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus have been detected in Karnataka, the Union Government said today while asking people not to panic but follow COVID-Appropriate Behaviour and get vaccinated without delay. Amid concern over two cases of Omicron detected in Karnataka, NDTV spoke to Dr Vishal Rao, member of the Genomic Surveillance Committee of the state Covid Task Force, on how the Bengaluru doctor . A . Karnataka Press Trust of India . India's Omicron COVID-19 count rose to 126 today after Karnataka and Kerala reported six and four cases respectively, while three more persons in Maharashtra also tested positive for the variant. Five more cases of Omicron variant were found in the state taking the total to 19. Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar informed on Saturday that two cluster outbreaks of COVID-19, which includes five more cases of Omicron variant, have been reported from two educational institutions in the Dakshina Kannada district of the state. Bengaluru: The tally of Omicron variant cases in Karnataka rose to 14 after six new cases of Omicron were confirmed in Karnataka on Saturday.Of the six cases, five were reported from two cluster . Addressing a press conference to brief on . One case was detected in Malappuram in a person aged 37 and another was a 49-year-old patient from Thrissur district. Karnataka government directed district authorities and health officials to enhance surveillance and designate contact tracers and quarantine observers to curb the spread. Five more Omicron cases have been detected in Karnataka, which took the overall tally of infections caused by the new Covid-19 variant to 19, state . According to central and state officials, Omicron cases have been detected in 11 states and union territories --- Maharashtra (43), Delhi (22 . A 54-year-old male from Dharwad, 20-year-old female from Bhadravathi . Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday morning tweeted, "There are five cases of Omicron confirmed in Karnataka. The total number of active cases of Omicron in Karnataka is now 11. According to Karnataka health minister Dr K Sudhakar, the five cases were detected on Sunday in Dharwad, Bhadravathi in Shivamogga district, Udupi and Mangaluru. India's Omicron COVID count rose to 143 on Saturday after Telanaga reported twelve new cases while Karnataka, Kerala reported six and four cases respectively, and three more persons in Maharashtra . Four more cases of the new variant were confirmed on . Maharashtra has currently reported 43 infections, while Karnataka has reported 14 and Kerala 11. Read more about Karnataka asks districts to step up surveillance amid rise in Omicron cases on Business Standard. Of the total 33 samples sent for genomic study from two clusters, five cases of omicron . Omicron cases have now been detected in 12 states and Union territories—Maharashtra has reported 48 cases, Delhi 22, Telangana 20, Rajasthan 17, Karnataka 14, Kerala 11, Gujarat 9, Uttar Pradesh . Dakshina Kannada district has got reports of the Covid samples sent for genomic study on December 10. The newly infected persons are from Dharwad (54-year-old male . Karnataka on Saturday reported 6 more cases of Omicron Covid-19 variant, which includes an UK returnee. New Delhi: Eight new cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been confirmed in Maharashtra today taking the cumulative tally in the state to 48. Meanwhile, the state of Karnataka, too, reported five new Omicron cases in Dharwad, Bhadravathi in Shivamogga district, Udupi, and Mangaluru, respectively. CM Bommai, who is currently in Belagavi where prohibitory orders under Sec 144 CrPC have been placed, he said that the state will . Apart from the above-mentioned states, Delhi has 22 cases, Rajasthan has 17, Telangana with 8, Gujarat has 7 and states like Andhra . As per the latest news on Mirror Now, Karnataka being the first state to detect Omicron in two people is now planning to hold an emergency meeting today. The third case detected in Karnataka comes amid a major lapse in monitoring of one of the two known persons with the Omicron variant, who left India for Dubai without informing the authorities. According to the Karnataka Health Minister, the five Omicron cases were detected on Sunday in Dharwad, Bhadravathi in Shivamogga district, Udupi and Mangaluru. Mangaluru: The Genomic Sequencing report on Saturday has tested five COVID patients in Dakshina Kannada district with Omicron variant. MANGALURU / BENGALURU: Karnataka reported six more Covid-19 cases of the Omicron variant on Saturday, taking the total to 14. Omicron in Karnataka: With the neighbouring Kerala reporting its first case of Omicron, tight measures are in place at the border state Karnataka in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts. While omicron was first reported in South Africa on November 24, India's first two cases of the this heavily mutated version of the coronavirus were detected in Karnataka on December 2. Karnataka Omicron Latest News Today: Issuing a fresh circular to the district and health officials, the state government said 19 cases of super spreader Omicron variant have been detected and "if . Karnataka has reported its third case of Covid's Omicron variant after a South Africa returnee tested positive, state health minister K Sudhakar said on Sunday. The first two cases of Omicron in India were reported from . Severe symptoms have not been noted, an official said during a press conference. A 9-year-old who returned from Switzerland and an 11 . six more cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in the state. One case was detected in Malappuram in a person aged 37 and another was a 49-year-old patient from Thrissur district. Maharashtra has so far reported the highest number of Omicron cases at 32, followed by Rajasthan at 17. The state had detected its first Omicron case on December 12 in Ernakulam district when a person who had returned from the UK tested positive. Karnataka recorded five more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on December 19, in addition to the 14 reported earlier. State health minister K Sudhakar on . India's Omicron COVID count rose to 143 on Saturday after Telanaga reported twelve new cases while Karnataka, Kerala reported six and four cases respectively, and three more persons in Maharashtra . The other is a 46-year-old doctor from a reputed hospital in Bengaluru Experts have been asked to look into . These cases have also been reported in the states of Karnataka (8), Gujarat (5), Kerala (5), Telangana (2), Tamil Nadu(1),West Bengal (1) and Andhra Pradesh (1) and Union Territories of Delhi (10) and Chandigarh (1). Karnataka detects 5 more Omicron cases, countrywide tally reaches 83 Of the new cases, four are male and one is female. All six are girls between 13 and 18 years and only one has a history . The health ministry note to Karnataka has also listed Dharwad, Bangalore and Mysore as other districts of concern. Both the patients are men aged 66 years and 46 years with mild symptoms. Omicron's trail has been found in six districts of Karnataka: Bengaluru (8 cases), Belagavi (1 . India's Omicron COVID count rose to 126 on Saturday after Karnataka and Kerala reported six and four cases respectively, while three more persons in Maharashtra also tested positive for the variant. Bengaluru: Six more cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in Karnataka, the state's Health Department said on Saturday. Amid rising tension in Karnataka over the ongoing demonstrations on the demolition of statues of freedom fighters in different areas of the state, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the government will take strict action against the perpetrators. Five cases have been detected . Of these, five cases were detected in Dakshina Kannada district alone. In Karnataka's Tumkur district, the weekly count of new infections increased 152 per cent from 46 between November 19 and November 25 to 116 between November 26 and December 2. BENGALURU: Karnataka reported five new cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours taking the total count of Omicron cases in the state to 19. As on date, 19 cases of Omicron have been detected in Karnataka. Share Via Email Exclusive ward set up for Omicron COVID cases in Karnataka's Ballari hospital The doctors are on alert though there have been no cases of Omicron in Ballari and Vijayanagara districts. India on Thursday reported its first two cases of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 from Karnataka including what could well be the first case of local transmission of Omicron in India, officials . Karnataka Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K said that 12 new cases of Omicron have been confirmed in Karnataka on Thursday, taking the tally to 31. In a circular issued to the district and health officials, principal secretary, health and family welfare, T K Anil Kumar said 19 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected and "if left unchecked, may trigger a spike in number of new infections." This is apart from 29 deaths due to non-COVID-19 reasons. Six persons tested positive for Omicron in Karnataka on Saturday, taking the state's tally to 14. Karnataka Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K said that 12 new cases of Omicron have been confirmed in Karnataka on Thursday, taking the tally to 31. The new Omicron cases in 4 states have pushed India's tally to 143. Of the . A 9-year-old who returned from Switzerland and an 11 . In a circular issued to the district and health officials, principal secretary, health and family welfare, T K Anil Kumar said 19 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected and "if left unchecked, may trigger a spike in number of new infections." Of these four have already recovered. Karnataka, the state that reported the country's first Omicron case, on Sunday, 19 December, reported five new cases of the COVID-19 variant, taking the state's total Omicron case tally to 19. A 54-year-old male from Dharwad, 20-year-old female from Bhadravathi . This takes the state's tally of Omicron cases to fourteen. - Latest Tweet by ANI. Several states including Telangana and Karnataka have reported an uptick in COVID-19 cases — where over 100 students have tested positive in the few days, raising concerns amid an increasing number of infections by the virulent Omicron variant.. While Omicron was first reported in South Africa on November 24, India's first two cases of the this heavily mutated version of the coronavirus were detected in Karnataka on December 2. 2 cases of Omicron variant detected through INSACOG in Karnataka: Govt. Meanwhile, India logged 6,822 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 558 days, taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,46,48,383 . As on date, 19 cases of Omicron have been detected in Karnataka. As on date, 19 cases of Omicron have been detected in Karnataka. Karnataka State Health . So far, a total . — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 2, 2021. BENGALURU/CHIKKAMAGALURU: Amid rising scare over the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus, a big cluster with 70 positive cases emerged at the Jawahar Navodaya Residential School in Seegodu near . Two new deaths, the TAC had recommended that at entry, all Mysore as other districts of concern for! 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