48 cases of Delta in India; Highest 20 from Maharashtra

In a worrisome sitch for the state of Maharashtra, the data revealed by the Union Ministry of Health has noted the highest number of patients of Delta variant are from Maharashtra followed by Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh. As of today, out of 48 cases, 20 are from Maharashtra.

 

 

"8 states are important where we have found more than 50 per cent of the variant of concern (Delta variant). These are Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana & West Bengal", said National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Director, Dr D K Singh.

 

 

In last couple of months, first variant of concern was the one announced by UK where it was identified & subsequently we now have 4 of these which WHO has called Alpha, Beta, Gamma & Delta. Delta is the one that was identified in India. It was Indian scientist who identified it, put it onto global database and because of genomic surveillance done within our country, it also helped globally. Many other countries too identified it on global database. Then it was noted that it was found in many countries.

 

 

 

As of June 16, at least 197 cases had been found from 11 countries- Britain (36), Canada (1), India (8), Japan (15), Nepal (3), Poland (9), Portugal (22), Russia (1), Switzerland (18), Turkey (1), the United States (83). India said, on Wednesday, around 40 cases of the variant have been observed in the states of Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, with “no significant increase in prevalence”. The earliest case in India is from a sample taken on April 5.

 

 

Britain said its first 5 cases were sequenced on April 26 and they were contacts of individuals who had travelled from, or transited through, Nepal and Turkey. No deaths were reported among the UK and Indian cases.

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