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Maharashtra Health Department stops genome sequencing after 55 pc of samples test Omicron positive

Updated on: 06 January,2022 01:52 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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order for fresh a serosurvey is expected this week

Maharashtra Health Department stops genome sequencing after 55 pc of samples test Omicron positive

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Maharashtra Health Department on Thursday said that it has stopped genome sequencing of Covid-19 samples, after 55 per cent of cases in are Omicron cases.

Maharashtra Health Department on Thursday said that it has stopped genome sequencing of Covid-19 samples, after 55 per cent of cases in are Omicron cases.

It also said that the order for fresh a sero survey is expected this week. 




On Wednesday, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said said there is no need to impose complete lockdown “as of now”.

The BMC on Wednesday confirmed 15,166 new infections in Mumbai, up from 8,087 recorded on Monday, after testing 60,014 samples. The test positivity rate (TPR) also jumped to 25 per cent.

The city has already surpassed the figure recorded during the peak of the second wave—11,163, on April 4. The experts said the cases will rise further. On Tuesday,

Mumbai’s fresh cases stood at 10,860. Of the 15,166 new patients, 13,195 (87 per cent) are asymptomatic and 1,218 have been hospitalised with 80 on oxygen support, according to the BMC. Out of 22,000 beds, 5,104 beds have been occupied.

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