Ambulance. File photoKHABAROVSK, Jan 21 The first case of the omicron coronavirus strain has been identified in the Khabarovsk Territory, Yevgeny Nikonov, deputy chairman of the regional government for social issues, said on his Telegram channel.
"In Khabarovsk The first case of a new coronavirus infection caused by the "omicron" strain has been detected, Nikonov wrote.
The regional Ministry of Health explained to journalists that the sick person, an elderly resident of Khabarovsk, is currently being treated in a hospital. “All contacts have been tested, the situation remains under the control of the Rospotrebnadzor department,” the ministry added. Earlier, the first cases of “omicron” in the Far Eastern Federal District were detected in the Amur Region and Yakutia. Over the past day, 272 cases of coronavirus were detected in the Khabarovsk Territory, 459 people recovered, in covid hospitals 57 people are on ventilators. In total, 130,183 cases of COVID-19 have been registered in the region since the beginning of the pandemic, 122,804 people have recovered, 1,308 people have died. omicron» in children