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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
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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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