India News | Patna Resident Becomes First to Be Afflicted with Omicron in Bihar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 26-year-old resident of Patna, who had recently visited Delhi and met a relative upon return from abroad, has been found to be infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19, a top official said on Thursday.
Patna, Dec 30 (PTI) A 26-year-old resident of Patna, who had recently visited Delhi and met a relative upon return from abroad, has been found to be infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19, a top official said on Thursday.
Sanjay Kumar Singh, the Executive Director of State Health Society, confirmed the first case of the new, fast-spreading variant, in Bihar.
The patient is a resident of the Kidwaipuri locality in the city.
He had visited the national capital last week to meet the relative, who tested positive for COVID-19 a day after he returned to Patna.
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Later, the relative was found infected with the latest variant and the Patna man, who was in home isolation, got his sample collected and sent for testing in a lab.
"The Kidwaipuri resident, too, has contracted the omicron variant. The area in his vicinity has been made a containment zone,” said Singh.
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