The Delta Plus variant of the novel coronavirus is spreading at an alarming rate. Various cases of this variant are being reported from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, and many more places for a while now. Now, the financial capital of India, i.e. Mumbai has reported its first death due to the deadly delta plus variant. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, a 63-year-old woman, who had succumbed to Covid-19 infection last month, was infected with the Delta Plus variant of the virus.
The woman who has breathed her last due to infection from delta plus variant was fully vaccinated with both the doses of vaccine and also didn’t have any travel history. However, she was suffering from a lung infection and had been sick before being infected with the coronavirus. She tested positive for Covid-19 on July 21 and died on July 27.
The confirmation of the woman getting infected with the delta plus variant of covid-19 came after the BMC received her genome sequencing report recently. The report showed the presence of delta plus variant in her genome. As per the sources, six of her family members have also been infected with Covid-19.
Two of the six family members infected showed the presence of delta plus variant in their genome. The reports of the sequencing of four other members are still awaited. The condition of two people infected with the Delta variant is stable.” The two are doing fine and the report of the rest of the four members is still awaited,” said a BMC official.
As of now, Maharashtra has reported two deaths due to the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19. An 80-year-old woman from Ratnagiri was the first patient to succumb to the Delta Plus variant. She was also suffering from other health issues.
At present, Maharashtra has 65 Delta Plus variant cases while Mumbai has 11 active cases of this variant. The Delta Plus variant has already been declared as a variant of concern by the central government. It is also highly infectious.
If we look at Delhi, the capital is performing well in terms of Covid-19 deaths. No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi for two second consecutive days. According to data shared by the city health department, the fresh cases reported in Delhi were 49 yesterday with a positivity rate of 0.07 percent.