THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health Minister Veena George has said that Omicron has been confirmed in 50 more people in the state.

District-wise breakup of fresh Omicron cases:

Ernakulam 18 (UAE 13, Qatar 4, Sweden 1), Thiruvananthapuram 8 (UAE 4, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, UK, Italy 1 each), Pathanamthitta 7 (UAE 4, USA 2, Qatar 1), Kottayam (USA 2, UK, UAE, Ukraine 1 each), Malappuram 5 (UAE 5), Kollam 3 (UAE 3), Alappuzha(Singapore 1), Thrissur and Palakkad 1 each(both from UAE). In addition, Omicron was also confirmed in Coimbatore native who came from Egypt.

Of these, 45 are from low-risk countries and 5 are from high-risk countries. None contracted the Omicron variant through contact.

With this, Omicron has been confirmed in a total of 280 people in the state. 186 came from low-risk countries and a total of 64 from high-risk countries. A total of 30 people were infected through contact.