Second Case of Omicron <br />COVID-19 Variant , Detected in Minnesota.<br />Second Case of Omicron <br />COVID-19 Variant , Detected in Minnesota.<br />CNBC reports public health officials in Minnesota have announced the nation's second confirmed case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.<br />CNBC reports public health officials in Minnesota have announced the nation's second confirmed case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.<br />Officials with the Minnesota Department of Health say the variant was identified in a man who had recently returned from New York City.<br />Officials with the Minnesota Department of Health say the variant was identified in a man who had recently returned from New York City.<br />The man was reportedly <br />fully vaccinated. .<br />The man was reportedly <br />fully vaccinated. .<br />Upon returning home to Minnesota on Nov. 22., the man became symptomatic and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.<br />Upon returning home to Minnesota on Nov. 22., the man became symptomatic and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.<br />According to CNBC, the man <br />has since fully recovered.<br />The Omicron variant hasn't yet been <br />detected in New York, though <br />officials say it won't be much longer until it is.<br />The Omicron variant hasn't yet been <br />detected in New York, though <br />officials say it won't be much longer until it is.<br />We now have an <br />exposure. We fully <br />expect that it will be <br />detected in coming days, Dr. Mary Bassett, Health Commissioner New York, via CNBC.<br />We now have an <br />exposure. We fully <br />expect that it will be <br />detected in coming days, Dr. Mary Bassett, Health Commissioner New York, via CNBC.<br />The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly working alongside health officials in Minnesota and New York <br />to further investigate the case.<br />The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly working alongside health officials in Minnesota and New York <br />to further investigate the case.<br />Thus far, the World Health Organization <br />says it has identified cases of the Omicron variant in 23 different countries
