Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 25 (ANI): With one new case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 reported in Kerala on Saturday, the total cases in the state climbed to 38, said state Health Minister Veena George.

"51-year-old from Kannur district has been confirmed omicron. He was on the contact list of a COVID-19 patient and tested positive for omicron in genome surveillance. His father is in his contact list," said George.

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She further said that one Omicron patient has been discharged in Malappuram.

Meanwhile, the state logged 2,404 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Saturday. With this, the active cases in the state stand at 24,501.

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The state detected its first Omicron case on December 12 in Ernakulam district when a person who had returned from the UK tested positive.

Over 350 cases of Omicron have been reported in India so far. (ANI)

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