As the Covid 19 cases have come down and there seems to be some fresh air around, Maharashtra reported at least 21 cases of the Delta Plus variant of Covid 19.
Maharashtra Health Minister Reveals Delta Plus Variant Cases
As per the latest reports, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the state currently has at least 21 cases of Delta Plus variant. This has posed another health challenge for the state.
Hre further informed that the highest number of Delta Plus variant has been detected in the coastal districts like Ratnagiri (9) and Mumbai (2). Other areas like Palghar, Thane and Sindhudurg district have one case in each. The rest of the seven cases were reported in Jalgaon in northern Maharashtra.
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The spread of the Delta Plus variants come after the Mucormycosis or the Black Fungus has already crippled the state in the past couple of months. Dr Uday Kulkarni, State Covid 19 Task Force Member said that there is no cause to worry. The efforts to determine the course to treat the disease and other protocols to control the same have already been put in place.
So far, the state has tested over 7,500 and more are being collected at the rate of 100 per district for the Delta variants, said officials.
WHO Warns Reduced Covid 19 Vaccine Efficacy Against Delta Plus
The World Health Organisation recently announced that the Covid 19 vaccination currently available shows reduced efficacy towards the Delta variant. However, the vaccine has shown higher efficacy towards other illnesses and diseases.
WHO official said that in the future, there might be a “constellation of mutations” which would mean that the Covid 19 vaccinations might lose their potency against the virus.
Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Chief Scientist earlier said that the Delta variant was becoming the dominant variant across the globe.
