Two more people test positive for Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Chandigarh

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, December 26

Two more people, including an 80-year-old man who is a patient of hypertension, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Chandigarh.

The samples of five family contacts of previous Omicron positive case were sent for genome sequencing to NCDC, New Delhi.

Two of these were found to be positive for Omicron variant.

One of them is an 80-year-old male, who is a patient of hypertension but is asymptomatic. He has been isolated in hospital. On last re-test on December 24, he was again tested positive. He will be re-tested again on January 1.

The second is a 45-year-old male, who was reported as RTPCR negative on December 24 and stands discharged.

Genome sequencing report of remaining three is pending but they all have tested negative on RTPCR retesting on December 24 and discharged.

Total Omicron cases reported till date- 3

Discharged- 2