Two Patients With Delta Plus Variant Die In MP
Delta plus variant of the corona virus has been found in the country and two people have died due to it.
At least seven cases of the new Delta Plus variant of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Madhya Pradesh. Two of the patients have died. Doctors said they had not received any vaccination. Three patients, who received single or double doses of vaccine earlier, are cured or are under home isolation without any complication. Two others who did not receive any vaccination have also managed to defeat the infection, doctors said. Madhya Pradesh is one of the states where the Delta Plus strain has been found. The other states where this variant is found are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Jammu Kashmir .
While the Delta strain is highly infectious, not much is known yet about the Delta-plus including how infectious or fatal it is. The Health Ministry has said it is under surveillance. Counting the Delta-Plus version as a "variant of concern" the Centre has asked states where it surfaced to enforce strict restrictions, including containment.
According to experts, the Delta Plus has been found in nine countries - US, UK, Poland, Portugal, Japan, Switzerland, Russia, China and India.
