Case tally of the Omicron variant of coronavirus has reached 75 across the country, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has said.

According to the NIH data, Karachi has reported 33 omicron cases, 17 cases were reported in Islamabad, 13 in Lahore and 12 cases of Omicron were detected in people coming from abroad.

On Dec 13, the National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed Pakistan’s first case of Covid-19 Omicron variant in a woman patient from Karachi.

Yesterday, Lahore reported the first case of new COVID-19 strain, Omicron, Punjab Health Department had confirmed.

The virus was detected in a 23-year-old man from Lahore. The patient is a resident of Gulberg area.

The health authorities said that the patient has no international travel history.

According to a study, the risk of reinfection with the Omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times higher and it has shown no sign of being milder than Delta.