The Union Health Ministry on Thursday reported that the number of active Covid cases in Karnataka had risen by 169 to 6,772.
Out of two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus that have been detected in the state, one is a South African national who has left the country after testing negative, while the other is a local person, a doctor with no travel history, the Karnataka government said on Thursday.įive contacts of the Doctor have also tested positive and their samples have been sent for genomic sequencing.Īccording to officials, both the persons who have tested positive for Omicron in Bengaluru city were vaccinated with two doses of Covid vaccine. Gupta clarified that it is part of the standard Covid procedure to trace all international travelers going back a month. I would like to highlight that only 270 to 300 beds are occupied in Bengaluru for Covid at this point,” he added.Įarlier in the day, reports said that the Karnataka health department is worried over 10 South African nationals who have gone untraceable in Bengaluru. “At present, Madame Bowring hospital is the preferred facility for dealing with Omicron cases.
Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, told Business Standard that around 3,000 hospital beds have been identified in the state capital as preparedness.
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