Eight more Omicron cases have been detected in the state, a report released by the National Institute of Virology said on Friday. Out of these patients, 6 are from Pune, 1 from Mumbai and another patient is from Kalyan-Dombivali.  

The Mumbai patient, a 29-year-old man who travelled from Newark on December 9, is admitted to SevenHills as a precautionary measure, said a BMC Health official. “The patient has taken three doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine. His two high-risk contacts tested negative,” said the official. BMC health report said the city has so far seen 15 Omicron patients of which 13 have been discharged.