So far, 12 states across the country has reported 51 cases of delta plus variant of Coronavirus. Among the 12 Maharashtra has reported the heights number of delta plus variant the centre said on friday.
With 20 cases Maharashtra is on the top of the list followed by Tamil Nadu with nine cases. Madhya Pradesh is next on the list with seven cases and Kerala with three cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Haryana and Karnataka, have reported one case each.
Gujarat and Punjab has also detected two cases each, respectively. The Union Territory of Jammu has also reported one case. These 51 cases were detected from over 45,000 samples sequenced so far in the country.
Addressing a press conference today, Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR said that the ‘delta plus’ variant cases had also been reported from 12 other countries.
What us delta plus variant?
The Delta Plus, or Delta-AY.1 variant, a sub-lineage of Delta variant, is a mutated version of the B.1.617.2 variant or strain. This strain is characterised by the K417N mutation in the spike protein of the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes the Covid-19 disease. The K417N mutation has been associated with “immune escape”, which means that the virus is less susceptible to — or less responsive to — any drug therapy.
COVID-19 current status:
The country has recorded over 3.01 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 3,93,310 deaths. A total of 2,91,28,267 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far.
There are 6,12,868 active COVID-19 cases in the country, which comprises 2.03 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India’s recovery rate now stands at 96.66 percent.
Globally, more than 17.99 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 38.98 lakh have died so far.
Delta Plus Variant 48 cases found in 10 states from 45,000 samples, including retrospective samples (Till 25 June, 2021)
