Third wave imminent? Maharashtra reports 5 deaths from COVID-19 Delta Plus variant
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New Delhi: In what might be hinting at a 3rd wave of COVID-19 hitting the country, Maharashtra on Friday (August 13, 2021) confirmed five deaths thanks to the Delta Plus variant. Among the five fatalities, two patients were from the Ratnagiri district and one each from Raigad, Beed and Mumbai.
Mumbai, notably, had seen its first death thanks to the Delta Plus variant when a 63-year-old fully vaccinated woman had succumbed to the infection in July. Following her death, a minimum of two of her close contacts were also found infected with the variant. On August 11, the state authorities had learnt that she had a Delta Plus variant infection.
Meanwhile, as many as 66 people were also found infected with the highly transmissible variant within the state. it had been detected during genome sequencing of swab samples sent from different parts of the state. Of the 66 Delta plus patients, 33 were within the 19 to 45 age bracket , 18 within the 46 to 60 age bracket , eight were aged over 60 age and 7 were under 18. this is often to be noted that ten patients had taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
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