Kochi: Kerala’s cumulative count of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 climbed to 421 on Wednesday after 76 new cases were reported, the highest single-day spike in the state so far.
The minister said the cluster has been reported at a private nursing college where students were believed to have got infected from a person who had recently come from abroad. Of the 76 new cases confirmed, 59 had travelled from low-risk countries, seven from high-risk countries and nine infected through contact.
On Monday, 17 patients in Kerala were found to be infected with the ‘variant of concern’ while 23 cases were reported on Sunday. More than 140 patients have recovered from Omicron in Kerala till now.
Kerala is the fifth worst-hit state from Omicron after Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi and Karnataka.
Despite the fast-spreading variant wreaking havoc along with a surge in daily Covid-19 infections, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government has ruled out a possibility of a lockdown in Kerala.
Veena George said last Saturday that the government can’t hamper with the economic activities, adding that people should work together to avoid a complete shutdown.
Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases have gone up in Kerala and the test positivity rate has jumped from 4 per cent to 14 per cent during the last week.
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