Health Minister Veena George said Omikron has been confirmed for 44 more people in the state. Omicon has been confirmed for Ernakulam 12, Kollam 10, Thiruvananthapuram 8, Thrissur 4, Kottayam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kannur 2 each, Alappuzha and Idukki 1 each. Of these, 10 were from high risk countries and 27 were from low risk countries. 7 people were infected with Omicron through contact. Kollam 4, Kottayam 2 and Thiruvananthapuram 1 were affected by the contact.
In Ernakulam, 4 were from the UAE, 3 from the UK, 2 from Qatar and one each from South Africa, Israel and Malta. In Kollam, 5 people are from UAE and one is from East Africa. In Thiruvananthapuram, 6 people are from UAE and one is from Qatar. In Thrissur, 3 came from the UAE and one from the UK. Palakkad is from Nigeria and UAE, Malappuram is from the UK and Spain, Kannur is from Sweden and UAE, Alappuzha is from Italy and Idukki is from Sweden.
With this, Omikron has been confirmed for a total of 107 people in the state. A total of 41 came from high-risk countries and 52 from low-risk countries. A total of 14 people were diagnosed with the disease through contact. Those from the UAE were the most confirmed Omicron. 29 were from the UAE. All 23 people from the UK were affected by Omicron.
Omicon was confirmed in Ernakulam 37, Thiruvananthapuram 26, Kollam 11, Thrissur 9, Pathanamthitta 5, Alappuzha 5, Kannur 4, Kottayam 3, Malappuram 3, Palakkad 2, Kozhikode 1 and Idukki 1 districts.
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