COVID-19: First Omicron case detected in Mysuru
The Hindu
Nine-year-old child tests positive for new variant of coronavirus on return from abroad
A nine-year-old child, who returned from overseas, tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Mysuru on December 23. This is the first Omicron case to be recorded in Mysuru.
District Health Officer Dr. K.H. Prasad, who confirmed the case, said the patient is asymptomatic. “The child is in isolation and steps have been taken to subject all the contacts of the patient for mandatory tests,” he added.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.