New York Governor Hawkul: Five cases of omicron strain recorded in New York State 
cases of infection with the omicron strain. This was announced by Governor Katie Hawkul on her Twitter page.
“Five cases of omicron variant infection have been confirmed in New York State,” she wrote.
Hawkul urged residents not to take this information as a cause for great anxiety. “We knew that this option was underway, and we have the tools to stop [it] spreading,” she explained.
of those infected, identified in Minnesota, attended a conference in New York.
The first case of infection with the omicron strain of coronavirus in New York was recorded on December 1. He was found in the state of California. According to the American authorities, the sick patient came from South Africa and was fully vaccinated.