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Covid-19: List of reported Omicron cases by region
Scientists are still gathering data to establish how contagious the variant is
Reuters
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was first detected in southern Africa last month and dubbed a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organisation.
Scientists are still gathering data to establish how contagious and severe it is.
Following is a snapshot by region of cases reported in recent days.
| Region | Country | Number of cases |
| Middle East | United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |
| Israel | 3 | |
| Europe | United Kingdom | 42 |
| Switzerland | 2 | |
| Sweden | 6 | |
| Spain | 5 | |
| Portugal | 13 | |
| Norway | 5 | |
| Netherlands | 14 | |
| Italy | 1 | |
| Ireland | 1 | |
| Iceland | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Germany | 7 | |
| France | 2 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| Denmark | 13 | |
| Austria | 1 | |
| Asia-Pacific | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| South Korea | 6 | |
| Singapore | 2 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | |
| India | 2 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Australia | 9 | |
| Americas | United States | 10 |
| Canada | 10 | |
| Brazil | 3 | |
| Africa | Zimbabwe | Unspecified number of cases |
| South Africa | Infections spreading in seven of nine provinces | |
| Nigeria | 3 | |
| Mozambique | 2 | |
| Ghana | 34 | |
| Botswana | 19 |
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