Kerala on Wednesday reported 54 more Omicron, a variant of coronavirus, and took the total affected by the variant to 645, said the State Health Department.
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Of the 54, two belong to outside States and have come to Kerala from various countries.Â
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"Out of those infected today, 33 were from low-risk nations and six from high-risk countries. Five people reached the State from other States; and 10 contracted the disease through their contacts," the department said in a press release.
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Of these, 12 people are from Ernakulam district, 10 from Kozhikode, seven from Malappuram, six from Thrissur, five from Kottayam, Â three each from Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad and two each from Kollam and Alappuzha districts, said the Health Department.
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Out of the total 645 patients so far, 434 reached from low-risk countries while 107 came from high-risk nations.Â
   A total of 80 people in the State contracted the disease through their contacts while 24 people came from other states, it added
