First Omicron case reported in Manipur

First case of Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been reported from Manipur where a 48-year-old, who recently travelled to East African country, was tested positive.

The youth had travelled to Tanzania. Manipur Health and Family Welfare Department’s Additional Director Khoirom Sasbeekumar Mangang said,“According to the report of the IBSD, the sample was tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Monday. Three from the youth’s family have also tested positive for the Covid-19. Their samples are not yet confirmed for the Omicron variant”.

The patient tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 currently undergoing treatment in the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences at Porompat in Imphal.


The cumulative number of Covid-19 positive cases in the state is 1, 25,723 including 4,434 Central security personnel with the recovery rate of 98.26 per cent.