Kerala Health Minister Veena George has said that the third wave of Covid in the state is fuelled largely by Omicron variant. Sample tests suggest Omicron variant causes 94% of the cases while Delta variant accounts for the remaining. Of the Covid-19 cases arriving in Kerala from neighbouring States and abroad, 80% were infected with Omicron variant.
Briefing media, the Health Minister said, coming three weeks will be crucial for Kerala, and cases can attain a peak in some districts. A State-level Covid-19 war room has been reopened in the capital Thiruvananthapuram.
Meanwhile, Kerala reported 51 thousand 739 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours. Forty-two thousand 653 persons were recovered. Test Positivity Rate declined to 44.60%.
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