Tamil Nadu reports its first 'Delta Plus' variant fatality

Chennai, June 26: In major concern, after Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, now Tamil Nadu has registered its first death due to the Delta Plus COVID-19 variant. The Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said, "After the death of the Madurai patient, the samples were collected, which confirmed that it was 'Delta Plus' variant."

 

Subramanian informed that three positive cases of the Delta Plus strain were detected of which two have recovered. Among the infected, one was a 32-year-old nurse from Chennai and another individual from the Kancheepuram district, he added.

 

 

It should be noted that nearly 51 cases of the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus have been reported in the country. Out of the total cases, nine have been identified in Tamil Nadu, 22 cases in Maharashtra, seven in Madhya Pradesh, three in Kerala, two each in Punjab and Gujarat, and one each in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Karnataka.

 

 

 

Yesterday, the Centre has asked these states to implement containment measures including preventing crowds, ramping up COVID-19 testing, and vaccination drive in districts that have reported such cases.

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