Karachi: 11 members of a family test Omicron positive

Karachi: Eleven members of a family coming to Karachi from Lahore were tested Omicron positive which resulted in their self-quarantine at their home in Karachi on Friday.

The 11 members including three women and three men belonging to the same family had contracted Omicron variant Covid-19 in Karachi’s District East.

All the people have now been quarantined at their homes while authorities have also collected samples from the people who came into their contact to prevent their further spread of the virus.

The infected coronavirus patients are aged between 26 to 77 years old.

So far 44 omicrons cases have been detected in the port city of Karachi.

On the other hand, twelve cases of Omicron have been reported in Islamabad, increasing the percentage to 1% in the country.

District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia said that the number of confirmed cases has increased to 32. 

He further said that there will be an increase in the cases and the citizens should follow SOPs and guidelines.