Advertisement

Updated December 23rd, 2021 at 23:07 IST

No omicron case in Assam yet, prepared to deal with variant: Minister

The Assam government on Thursday said no case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in the state so far.

| Image:self
Advertisement

The Assam government on Thursday said no case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in the state so far.

Replying to a Zero Hour discussion initiated by BJP MLA Suman Haripriya in the assembly, Health and Family Welfare Minister Keshab Mahanta said the state government is preparing itself to deal with a possible outbreak of the variant.

"There is no case of omicron in Assam as yet. We have taken all necessary steps to prevent the spread of the variant, classified as a 'variant of concern' by the World Health Organisation," he said.

"We are training our field officers again. We have been asked to focus on tracking and full vaccination. The chief minister has also discussed the preparedness with officials of the Health Department," he added.

A total of 236 cases of the omicron variant have been recorded in 16 states and Union Territories in India till date.

Meanwhile, Assam reported 113 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, raising the tally to 6,19,932, while the death toll mounted to 6,153 with one more fatality, a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission said.

Altogether, 6,11,530 people have recovered from the disease. The total number of vaccine beneficiaries stood at 3,67,14,946. 

Advertisement

Published December 23rd, 2021 at 23:07 IST

Your Voice. Now Direct.

Send us your views, we’ll publish them. This section is moderated.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending Quicks

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Whatsapp logo