Connecticut Reports First Confirmed Case Of Omicron Variant

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) —  Connecticut has reported its first case of the Omicron variant.

State officials said Saturday that a man in his 60s from Hartford County developed mild symptoms on Nov. 27. He took an at-home COVID test and tested positive on Nov. 29, then took a molecular test on Dec. 1, which also came back positive.

The man is fully vaccinated.

This evening we confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in CT.

This is not a cause for alarm. We have life-saving tools available and I urge everyone to take the necessary precautions to fight this pandemic. Get your vaccination. Get your booster. https://t.co/gouzUyHCVx

— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) December 5, 2021

Officials say a family member of the man attended the Anime NYC convention at the Javits Center in New York City between Nov. 17-22. That family member developed mild symptoms on Nov. 21, and on Nov. 23, they took an at-home COVID test, which came back positive.

That family member is not longer symptomatic. They are also fully vaccinated.

Additional family members are waiting for COVID-19 results.

This is at least the second Omicron variant case to be linked to the Anime NYC convention. Earlier this week, a Minnesota man who attended the convention tested positive for the variant.

On Thursday, President Biden said he planned to tighten rules for international flights and that passengers, regardless of vaccination status, will have to take a COVID-19 test the day before departing for the U.S.

Health officials around the world have been concerned about the variant because of its never-before-seen amount of mutations.

Stay with CBS2, CBSN New York and CBSNewYork.com for more on this developing story.

from CBS New York https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/12/04/connecticut-omicron-variant/
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