In the US state, New York recorded five cases of infection of Omicron-strain. This was reported by the Governor of the state of Katie Hawkul on her page in twitter .
“in the state of New York has been confirmed by five cases of omicron-option infection,” she wrote.
Hokuly called on residents not to perceive this information as a reason for a strong alarm. “We knew that this option was going, and we have tools to stop [his] distribution,” she explained.
Previously, the New York authorities suggested that Omicron had already spread in the city, since one of the infected identified in Minnesota, visited the conference in New York.
The first case of infection by Omicron-strain Coronavirus in New York was recorded on December 1. He was found in California. According to the American authorities, the fearing patient came from South Africa and was completely vaccinated.