Cases of Omicron sub-variants detected in Maharashtra: Report

The infected individuals have only mild symptoms and are being treated at home, said the report.

"The whole-genome sequencing was conducted by the Institute of Science Education and Research, and its finding has been confirmed by the Indian Biological Data Centre in Faridabad. As many as seven patients, all from Pune, were detected with the infection of the sub-lineage of Omicron," an official was quoted as saying in a report in the media.

"Four patients have the infection of B.A. 4 variant while others have contracted the B.A. 5. Four of them are men and three are women. Four patients are above 50 years of age while two are in 20-40 age group while one patient is a nine-year-old child," he added.

"All the six adults have completed both the dosages of the vaccine while one has taken the booster shot too. The child is unvaccinated. All of them had mild symptoms of COVID-19 and were treated successfully in home isolation," the official said.

Their samples were taken on May 4 and May 18.

Two of them had travelled to South Africa and Belgium, three had travelled to Kerala and Karnataka.

The other two patients do not have recent travel history.

The sublineage of Omricon was detected in April in South Africa and some other parts of the world but no cases had been reported in Maharashtra.