Nine more cases of the fast-spreading variant detected
FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled 'Covid-19 Test Positive' are seen in front of displayed words 'Omicron Sars-Cov-2' in this illustration taken December 11, 2021 Reuters
Tribune Desk
Publish : 10 Jan 2022, 02:11 PMUpdate : 10 Jan 2022, 04:08 PM
Bangladesh has reported nine more cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant taking the total number in the country to 30 till Monday.
The data was released by Germany-based organisation Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID).
GISAID is a global science initiative and primary source that gives open-access to genomic data of influenza viruses and the coronavirus.
The first cases of the Omicron variant were first detected in Bangladesh on December 11. Two female cricketers of the national team contracted the virus after returning from Zimbabwe.
They have since recovered and returned home after testing positive for the virus, according to an IEDCR source.
The third and fourth cases were recorded on December 27 and 28 with the cases rising to 20 by January 6.
Bangladesh has been seeing an upward trend in Covid-19 infections with the country logging 1,491 cases on Sunday.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the infections have gone up by 115% in a week.
Omicron cases rise to 30 in Bangladesh
Nine more cases of the fast-spreading variant detected
Bangladesh has reported nine more cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant taking the total number in the country to 30 till Monday.
The data was released by Germany-based organisation Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID).
GISAID is a global science initiative and primary source that gives open-access to genomic data of influenza viruses and the coronavirus.
The first cases of the Omicron variant were first detected in Bangladesh on December 11. Two female cricketers of the national team contracted the virus after returning from Zimbabwe.
They have since recovered and returned home after testing positive for the virus, according to an IEDCR source.
The third and fourth cases were recorded on December 27 and 28 with the cases rising to 20 by January 6.
Bangladesh has been seeing an upward trend in Covid-19 infections with the country logging 1,491 cases on Sunday.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the infections have gone up by 115% in a week.