Karnataka reports 2 COVID-19 cluster outbreaks with 5 Omicron cases

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Dec 18, 2021, 11:10 PM IST

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Reportedly, a traveller from the UK has tested positive for the Omicron variant

Amid rising cases of Omicron in the country, Karnataka has reported cluster outbreaks in two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada today, December 18. 

Karnataka's Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K took to Twitter to release this piece of information on his official Twitter handle. 

One of the cluster outbreaks has 14 COVID-19 cases out of which 4 are of Omicron while the other cluster reported 19 cases of COVID-19 with 1 case of Omicron.