Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday informed that 29 more people have turned positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, taking the tally to 181.
She said of the total Omicron patients, 42 have by now been discharged from hospitals and are back home.
Of the 181 Omicron cases, 52 came from high risk countries, while 109 came from low risk countries and 20 were contacts of primary sources who were positive for Omicron.
George who on Monday visited a vaccination centre, here for the children aged between 15 and 18, said that they will in a time bound manner complete the entire vaccination of the children in this age group, which is around 1.54 million.
"While there are 875 vaccination centres for those above aged 18, for those in the 15 to 18 age group 551 centres have been opened. By now 98 per cent of the people above aged 18 have taken their first dose, while 80 per cent have got both the doses," said George.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz