Omicron variant was found in only two of the 221 Covid-positive samples that the BMC had sent for genome sequencing, while Delta was dominant in the rest of them, according to the latest report. The two Omicron cases were the ones that the National Institute of Virology in Pune had confirmed earlier.

According to the fifth genome sequencing report, 24 samples (11 per cent) had Delta variants and 195 (89 per cent) had Delta derivatives, said civic officials. The hospitalisation data of the 221 patients shows that one had taken the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, 26 were fully vaccinated and 12 were unvaccinated. There were no deaths among the samples examined. Out of the 221 patients, 13 were under the age of 18 years, including two diagnosed with Delta variant and 11 with Delta derivatives. The incidence of Covid-19 infection in relatively young children is completely under control, said civic officials.