JAIPUR: A person from Sikar tested positive for Omicron on Monday, taking the tally of the new variant in the state to 18.
The new case is related to the same family of bride from Ajitgarh in Sikar district who got married to a girl from Delhi’s Karkardooma in a ceremony in Jaipur on November 28. It is the fourth case of Omicron from the Sikar’s bride family.
A 13-year-old girl, who was found infected with Covid a week ago, has tested positive for Omicron through genome sequencing. “The girl has already tested negative for Covid in two successive tests. All the four Omicron cases in Ajitgarh of Sikar have tested negative for Covid and all have recovered,” said Dr Ajay Chaudhary, chief medical health officer (Sikar).
Since the genome sequencing report comes after five days of collecting the sample, the girl had already recovered when her report came on Monday. However, health department officials said they have asked the family to remain isolated for at least seven more days, even though they have recovered.
Officials said all the four cases of Omicron did not have any complications as they had mild symptoms.
Besides, a person (suspected case of Omicron variant) who arrived from the UK a week ago where cases of Omicron are being reported in increased numbers was tested positive for Covid on Sunday. “We have shifted him to RUHS Hospital today. He was reluctant to get admitted. Since we have to follow the Centre’s guidelines on international travellers, we told him to get admitted otherwise action will be taken against him,” said Dr Hansraj Bhadaliya, chief medical health officer (Jaipur-II).
He said the UK-returnee is asymptomatic and he was found infected with Covid during mandatory sampling of international travelers of high-risk countries.
Four persons from a family in Mansarovar tested positive for Covid here on Monday. They were found infected during contact tracing of a woman, a member of the same family who was found infected with Covid two days ago. “The woman along with three other members of the family had gone to Vaishno Devi pilgrimage.When they returned, the woman in the family tested positive. Three other members who had gone along with her also tested positive in contact tracing. Another member who had did not accompany them also tested positive. Now, all five members are infected,” said Dr Hansraj Bhadaliya, chief medical health officer (Jaipur-II).
