Nine persons who came from high-risk countries were confirmed with the latest variant of coronavirus on Sunday.

Nine persons who came from high-risk countries were confirmed with the latest variant of coronavirus on Sunday.

Nine persons who came from high-risk countries were confirmed with the latest variant of coronavirus on Sunday.

Thiruvananthapuram: After a breather on New Year's Day, Kerala reported its highest ever single-day confirmation of Omicron cases on Sunday.

With 45 fresh cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus reported in the state, the tally has gone up to 152.

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Earlier, on New Year's eve, Kerala had reported 44 new cases taking the tally past the 100-mark.

Health Minister Veena George said that four of the new positives were contact cases, including three in Alappuzha district and one in Thrissur.

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The district-wise split of the fresh cases: Ernakulam (16), Thiruvananthapuram (9), Thrissur (6), Pathanamthitta (5), Alappuzha and Kozhikode (3 each), Malappuram (2) and Wayanad (1).

Of the new cases, nine persons had come from high-risk countries while 32 others came from nations marked as low-risk.