Kerala reported its first Covid case of Omicron variant on Sunday taking the overall tally of this new variant to 38. Earlier in the day, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh reported fresh cases of this new variant. The Omicron patient of Kerala had tested positive on December 8. He had returned to the state from the UK. The new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 was first identified in South Africa on November 24 and on November 26, the World Health Organization declared that Omicron is a variant of concern. India's first cases of Omicron were confirmed on December 2 in Karnataka. 

Kerala reported its first Covid case of Omicron variant on Sunday taking the overall tally of this new variant to 38. Earlier in the day, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh reported fresh cases of this new variant. The Omicron patient of Kerala had tested positive on December 8. He had returned to the state from the UK. The new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 was first identified in South Africa on November 24 and on November 26, the World Health Organization declared that Omicron is a variant of concern. India's first cases of Omicron were confirmed on December 2 in Karnataka.