19 extra individuals had been discovered affected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Lahore within the final 24 hours, the provincial well being division mentioned on Wednesday.
The variety of confirmed circumstances of the brand new pressure in Punjab has jumped to 177. Most of those circumstances have emerged within the provincial capital the place the tally stands at 177.
Provincial Well being Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid examined optimistic for the coronavirus the opposite day. The well being division mentioned her samples have been despatched to a lab for genome sequencing – a research that confirms the precise pressure of the virus – and a report thereof will probably be obtained tomorrow.
Ms Rashid mentioned Omicron is essentially the most transmissible pressure that spreads quick, advising individuals to stick to SOPs to maintain the virus at bay.
Covid-19 circumstances are on the rise throughout the nation that reported 898 recent infections within the earlier 24 hours with the positivity price of 1.80 per cent.
In accordance with the newest figures shared by the Nationwide Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a complete of 49,673 samples had been examined throughout this era, out of which 898 turned out to be optimistic, exhibiting a nationwide positivity price of 1.eight per cent as in comparison with yesterday’s 1.42%.