With the detection of 190 new Omicron cases in Mumbai on Thursday, it is almost certain that the city is in the grip of the highly transmissible strain. BMC officials said they will wait for the result of the latest genome sequencing that is expected on Friday to make a conclusion.

Up until Wednesday, 327 cases of Omicron had been detected in the city of which 26 patients were from other states. Thursday’s numbers were reported by the National Institute of Virology. Of them, only 30 are international travellers. Apart from Mumbai, Thane city had four cases.