Maharashtra Confirms the first case of Omicron Variant in the state

In Kalyan, Dombivli, Maharashtra, the first case of the Omicron variant has been recorded. The overall number of Omicron variant cases has already surpassed four in India. Officials stated on Saturday that a man from the Kalyan Dombivli municipal area near Mumbai, who arrived at the Delhi airport from South Africa through Dubai before flying to Mumbai, tested positive for the Omicron strain of coronavirus, the first such case from Maharashtra.

A 33-year-old person from Kalyan-Dombivli who recently returned from South Africa found positive for #Omicron variant of #COVID19: State Health Department

This is the first case of the variant in Maharashtra and the fourth in the country.

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2021

On November 23, the 33-year-old male came to Delhi and gave his samples for COVID-19 testing at the Delhi airport. According to government sources in Delhi, he then flew to Mumbai.