Mumbai: At least five people died while 66 cases have been detected from the Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus in Maharashtra in the past 24 hours, said the health department.
The department said that a revision in the state’s Covid-19 infection tally was made after a fresh case of the Delta Plus variant was detected from the Thane district a day before. Of the five deaths from the Delta Plus variant reported in Maharashtra, two are from the Ratnagiri district while one each has been recorded from Mumbai, Beed, and Raigad. Of the 66 patients down with the Delta Plus variant of the virus, seven were aged under 18, according to reports.
The Delta Plus variant, considered highly infectious, was detected during the genomic sequencing, a very important component of lab surveys for coronavirus cases, that the state government is conducting on a regular basis as part of its pandemic control measure.
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