Eleven new cases of Omicron variant have been found across Maharashtra, of which eight cases are from Mumbai and one each is from Navi Mumbai, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Osmanabad, as per the latest findings of the National Institute of Virology, Pune. Among the new cases, an 11-month-old infant, a resident of Mumbai, is the youngest to be detected with the Omicron variant. However, three of the 11 cases had not taken the vaccine as they were not eligible, while one had taken both doses of Pfizer.
“The 11-month-old female child arrived in Mumbai from Uganda on December 7. She was un-vaccinated and admitted at Seven Hills Hospital with mild symptoms,” said Dr Mangala Gomare, executive health officer.
Among the new cases in the city, a 59-year-old Gujarat resident had returned from the United Kingdom and a 19-year-old resident of Thane had returned from Dubai on December 15 and 16, respectively. There is also a 71-year-old Kerala resident who had returned from London.
The 13-year-old daughter of an Omicron patient from Osmanabad was also found to be infected, but was asymptomatic. Another case is that of a 19-year-old from Navi Mumbai who arrived from Kenya via Hyderabad. He is fully vaccinated and has no symptoms.
Almost 50 per cent of infected individuals didn't have any symptoms, while the symptomatic ones had symptoms such as cough, fever, and itchy throat. Not a single patient, either from vaccinated or unvaccinated groups, saw progression of symptoms,” said a senior health official.
