The omicron form of the coronavirus and its sub-types are on the rise in Delhi, government sources said on Thursday, April 21. The samples demonstrated the presence of eight different subtypes of BA.2.12.1 and Omicron. These results were obtained after genome sequencing of the sample.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said in February that the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is more transmissible than the BA.1 strain. However, there was no cause for alarm as it was no more extreme than the unique strain, it said.
So far, the World Health Organization has placed five subtypes of omicrons on its watch list – BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2, BA.4, BA.5.
Delhi is gradually registering a regular spike in daily covid-19 cases. About 1,009 new patients were registered on Wednesday, the highest since February 10. The case positivity rate was 5.7%.
While one death was reported on Wednesday, the active caseload stood at 2,641.
