7 more Omicron cases in Kerala takes tally to 64

With seven more people testing positive for Omicron in Kerala, total number of infections by new variant of COVID-19 in state has reached 64, Health Department said on Tuesday.

Of seven cases, four were detected in Pathanamthitta, two in Alappuzha and one in Thiruvananthapuram, department said in a release.

Of se, two persons h returned from UAE and one each from Ireland, Qatar, Italy and Tanzania, while one person got infected via contact, it said.

Omicron tests were conducted at Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology.

state government, which h put in place night restrictions -- between 10 PM to 5 AM -- from December 30 to January 2, said that in view of possible increase in spre of Omicron, aters have been asked not to screen films after 10 PM.