Reported By: | Edited By: DNA Web Team |Supply: PTI |Updated: Feb 14, 2022, 11: 39 PM IST
Around 95 per cent of swab samples examined in the most contemporary round of genome sequencing in Mumbai had been realized contaminated with the Omicron variant that precipitated the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in unhurried December and which has now ebbed in the metropolis, the town civic body stated on Monday. Out of the complete 190 samples, 180 (94.74 per cent) had been realized contaminated with Omicron, three with the Delta variant (1.58 per cent), one with Delta (0.53 per cent) and 6 with varied strains of coronavirus (3.16 per cent), a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) liberate stated, citing test outcomes of the ninth round of genome sequencing in the town.
Severely, out of the 190 sufferers from Mumbai whose swab samples had been sent for genome sequencing, 23 acquire died and 21 of them had been contaminated with Omicron, the liberate stated. Within the closing round of genome sequencing conducted in December-halt, of the 280 samples collected from BMC’s jurisdiction, 248 had tested determined for Omicron, while the last had varied variants of coronavirus. In step with the liberate, in the ninth round of genome sequencing, the civic body had examined 282 samples. Out of these, 190 samples had been from Mumbai and the last from varied parts of Maharashtra.
The BMC stated out of the 190 sufferers, 74 sufferers (39 per cent) had been in 61 to 80 years age crew followed by 41 sufferers (22 per cent) in 41 to 60 years, 36 (19 per cent) in 21 to 40 years, 22 sufferers (12 per cent) in 81 to 100 years and 17 sufferers (9 per cent) in 0 to 18 age teams. Of the 190 contaminated sufferers, 13 had been passe lower than 18 years. Of these, 11 had been contaminated with Omicron, as per the liberate. The BMC stated 106 of the 190 sufferers wished hospitalization. Of these, 5 had taken handiest the foremost dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 50 had taken both the doses, while 51 had now not taken any dose.
Of these 106 sufferers, handiest nine required oxygen enhance, while 11 had been admitted in ICU, the civic body stated. Of the 23 deaths, 21 sufferers had been over 60 years of age and stricken by co-morbidities.Fifteen of them had now not taken any dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Also, 22 patietns died internal seven days of growing indicators, the liberate stated. Within the liberate, the civic body appealed to residents to proceed following COVID-19-acceptable behaviour despite an gigantic tumble in day-to-day cases.
Genome sequencing is a scientific activity that helps in thought the adaptation between two variants of the identical virus. It makes it more uncomplicated to search out out the specific line of cure for contaminated sufferers. Mumbai reported 192 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest day-to-day depend since December 13, 2021, and two new fatalities linked to the an infection, while 350 extra sufferers had been discharged following recovery, the BMC stated.
