C T Online Desk: Bangladesh has reported nine more cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant taking the total number in the country to 30 till Monday.
The data was released by Germany-based organisation Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID).
GISAID is a global science initiative and primary source that gives open-access to genomic data of influenza viruses and the coronavirus.
The first cases of the Omicron variant were first detected in Bangladesh on December 11. Two female cricketers of the national team contracted the virus after returning from Zimbabwe.
They have since recovered and returned home after testing positive for the virus, according to an IEDCR source.
The third and fourth cases were recorded on December 27 and 28 with the cases rising to 20 by January 6.
Bangladesh has been seeing an upward trend in Covid-19 infections with the country logging 1,491 cases on Sunday.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the infections have gone up by 115% in a week.
