New Delhi, Dec 24 :Among the 183 active patients of Omicron residing in the country, 44 have no history of international travel, with the majority being contacts of patients who travelled abroad, the Union Government said Today.

The analysis was presented by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare during a press briefing here.

“In our analysis of 183 Omicron cases, we have found that 121 cases had foreign travel history, while 44 did not have any travel history, but the majority were contacts of those who travelled abroad. The travel history of the remaining 18 is not known so far,” Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.

On gender distribution of Omicron cases, the Ministry informed that 61 per cent of the analysed cases were males, while females made up the rest 39 per cent.

Significantly, 48 per cent of the patients were vaccinated, with the majority receiving full doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

“Eighty-seven patients were fully vaccinated, including three who received booster jabs. Two patients were partially vaccinated, while seven did not receive any dose of vaccines. Another 16 of the patients were also not vaccinated as they were found non-eligible for Covid-19 vaccination. Status of rest of the 73 cases is not known yet,” Bhushan added.

The ministry further said that 140 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in the country so far, inoculating 89 per cent of eligible adult population with the first dose, while 61 per cent of them have received both the jabs.(UNI)