India reports first Omicron death as 73-year-old succumbs to virus
The man had received two doses of the vaccine and had no significant contact and travel history.
The man had received two doses of the vaccine and had no significant contact and travel history.
The man had received two doses of the vaccine and had no significant contact and travel history.
New Delhi: India reported its first Omicron death on Wednesday.
The deceased, 73-year-old Laxminarayan Nagar had tested positive on December 15.
He had been in hospital since.
Though he tested COVID negative on December 21, a genome sequencing result that come in on December 25 revealed that he was carrying the Omicron variant.
He died six days later, on December 31 at around 3:30 am.
He had received two doses of the vaccine and had no significant contact and travel history.