According to the INSACOG's recent bulletin, the Omicron strain of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become prevalent in various metros where new cases have been rising exponentially. The BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has also been detected in a significant portion of the country, according to the report.
While most Omicron cases have been asymptomatic or moderate so far, hospitalisation and ICU cases have increased in the current wave, according to the INSACOG's January 10 report, which was posted on Sunday.
"In India, Omicron is now used in community transmission and has grown prominent in a number of metro areas, where new cases are increasing at an exponential rate. Because the BA.2 lineage is prevalent in India, S gene dropout-based screening is expected to result in a high number of false negatives "It was said.
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