Mumbai: Delta variant, which caused a second covid wave of Mega, continued to be the dominant tension in the circulation in Mumbai, without a trace of the Delta-Plus variant so far, BMC officials said on Thursday.
These findings are based on the second round of sequencing genomes carried out in the new BMC laboratory which was inaugurated in 4.
August while 376 positive covid samples from public and private hospitals were analyzed in the second round, 188 samples were analyzed in the first round.
Of the 376 samples in the second half, 304 found to have a Delta variant and there was no Delta-Plus.
The first round analysis showed Delta has caused a breakthrough infection of 50% of 93 mumbics diagnosed with a Delta variant; Only four of the 27 patients who are fully vaccinated need oxygen support (see boxes).
“In both rounds, we did not find the Delta-Plus variant.
Delta is the dominant type that is circulating in Mumbai and we need to remain alert to follow all the appropriate Covid steps,” said the Supplementary City Commissioner BMC Suresh Kakani to Ti on Thursday.
He said in the first sequencing, 128 samples had delta tensions; Of these, 93 is a population of Mumbai.
“We trace almost 1,200 contacts from this 93 people and only found 80 positive for Covid.
This shows that the spread is not too high for any reason.” He said half of 93 Delta patients did not need to be hospitalized and “the transmission also looks more Low now ”.
The experts said two rounds of testing genomes at Kastba Mumbai Hospital had proven that there were no interested local variants.
“Maximum isolates are Delta.
Has caused a breakthrough infection (despite vaccination), but, fortunately, this infection is mild, “said Dr.
Jayanthi Shastri, who heads the laboratory.
BMC feels the need for a laboratory testing genome after the delay gets a sample from Mumbai analyzed in the city center.
While inaugurating the laboratory, Chairman of the Minister of Uddhav Thackeray said that if the Delta variant has been explored in Maharashtra, the spread can be examined and high morbidity and mortality can be avoided.
Apart from the sequencing of the genome, laboratory analysis is equally important for the authority to plan a public health strategy.
A senior doctor said for no There are new variants and daily calculations are around 500 (by opposing 11,000 during the peak of the second wave), the health care system is sufficient to handle the situation.
The second round sample was collected from a civil and private hospital compared to only public hospitals in the first Ama.