WASHINGTON: Delta variant is the second most common Coronavirus mutation in the US and is expected to be the dominant in the coming weeks, Rochelle Walensky’s Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC) said on Thursday.
“It is estimated that 25 percent of all SARS-COV-2 sequences which are reported nationally are Delta variants, and in some areas of the country, almost one in two sequences is the Delta variant,” Walensky added, as quoted by Sputnik.
Speaking of a press direction, Walensky also underlined the correlation between the low level of vaccination and the distribution of Delta variants.
According to reports, Delta’s tensions are believed to be the fastest distribution and the most challenging Coronavirus variant.
On Thursday, Dr.
Hans Hanri Kluge, whose regional director for Europe said that the 10-week decline in the number of cases of Covid-19 in 53 countries in the WHO area had ended.
“This happens in the context of a rapidly growing situation; new variants that are concerned – Delta variants; and in areas where even though there are tremendous efforts by member countries, millions are still not vaccinated,” he added.
With the cases now multiply in Africa every three weeks, the Delta Covid-19 variant has spread to 16 countries and present in three of the five countries that reported the highest KASELITY, UN News reported.
The variant is the most contagious – up to 60 percent more contagious than other variants.
Along with Alpha and Beta, Delta triggers a third-aggressive wave throughout Africa, with a case number climbing faster than all the previous peaks, according to WHO.
On Thursday, experts warn that the number has increased for six consecutive weeks, up 25 percent last week, reaching 202,000 positive cases.
Death also rose 15 percent in 38 African countries, up to 3,000.
Meanwhile, the Head of WHO Soumya Swaminathan scientist said all Covid-19 vaccines that have been approved by an effective world health organization to prevent severe diseases and deaths caused by a very contagious Delta variant.
“The good news is that all registered vaccines from WHO emergencies can protect against the development of severe illness, hospitalization and death due to Delta variants,” said Swaminathan
Delta variant is predicted to be a dominant mutation throughout the US: CDC
