Mumbai: Delta, a very contagious Coronavirus variant drives a global pandemic, continues to be dominant in Maharashtra and has been detected at more than 80% of the sequential samples of genomes until recently.
Delta-plus forms have been found in just 45 samples (0.5%) of 8,000-anodes, indicating that it was not transmitted as feared at first.
The State Department of Public Health on Sunday issued release stating that Delta-Plus cases have increased to only 45 of the initial 21 detected in June.
Jalgaon has many cases (13), followed by Ratnagiri (11), Mumbai (6), Thane (5) and Pune (3).
One case has been found in Palghar, Sindhudurg, Sangli, Nandurbar, Aurangabad, Kolhapur and Beed.
About 10 of these cases are the latest infections, although most have mild to moderate symptoms.
Delta-plus variant or ‘AY.1’ brings all mutations to be present at Delta plus one additional ‘K417N’.
The count of Mumbai from the Delta-PL-US case has increased to six of two in June.
On Saturday, BMC was informed of the case of a 21-year-old nursing student from the western edge.
“We collect details about this case.
It seems that the person has tested Covid-19 positive a month ago,” said Dr.
Mangala Gomare, BMC executive health worker.
While the country said Mumbai had six Delta-Plus cases, BMC officials said they had information only for four people.
“None of these cases recently.
They have all recovered,” he added.
State officials said that most cases at least two weeks, full contact and supervisory exercises will be carried out in the district.
Local authorities have collected information about around 35 of 45 patients.
“Our analysis shows that all patients experience mild to moderate symptoms.
There is only one death.
What is important, in the districts where Delta-Plus has been FOU-ND, there is no increase in transmission,” said Dr.
Pradeep kicked, the State Supervision Officer.
“Delta is still a dominant variant.
In the district, up to 87% of the samples have been found positive for delta,” added Dr..
The one reported the deaths of the Delta-Plus cohort was a 80-year-old woman who had several comorbidities.
The state also conducts age-wise analysis and found that 20 of the 45 cases were in the age group 19-45, also the most moving.
Fourteen’s case was in the age group 46-60, five among senior citizens and six children to the age of 18.
The state carries the genome sequencing through two methods – one is through the 10 Sentinel Supervision Sites: Five Hospitals and Five Labs.
Fifteen samples from these sites were sent to Pune’s NIV every two weeks.
The state has also signed the MoU with the Delhi Institute of genomic and integrative biology for sequential 3,500 samples every month; 100 of each district.
Since May, Dr Shaute said almost 8,000 samples had been sorted.
“Breakthrough cases of infection or reinfection are also sent,” he said.
Mumbai recently received the sequencing lab itself at the Kasturba Hospital.