Gujarat’s first omicron case detected, third in India .

A South Africa returnee tested positive for Omicron variant in Gujarat’s Jamnagar on Saturday. The 72-year-old man from Jamnagar, who recently returned from Zimbabwe, has tested positive of Covid-19 yesterday. According to reports, the man is currently being treated at the state-run GG Hospital.

The first case of #Omicron variant in Gujarat reported in Jamnagar. A person who came from Zimbabwe was infected with the variant. His sample has been sent to Pune: State health department

This is the third case of Omicron variant in the country.

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2021

According to Jamnagar municipal commissioner, Vijay Kharadi, three people of Indian origin had returned to Jamnagar from Zimbabwe last week. The test reports of the other two persons are pending. Samples for genome sequencing have been sent to verify the variant.

Recently, eight members of a Jamnagar family had tested positive of Covid after two of their family members returned from a marriage function from Junagadh in a state transport vehicle

Gujarat is currently sending its 100 per cent positive samples having CT-value below 25 are sent for genome sequencing to ascertain the presence of any new varient. The results are out in 4-5 days.