Another 20 Delta Plus patients were found in genomic sequencing; So far 65 Delta Plus patients in the state.
Genomic sequencing of the coronavirus is routinely carried out as an integral part of corona prevention and control measures. Today, the CSIR IGIB laboratory has detected 20 more Delta Plus patients, bringing the number of Delta Plus patients found in the state so far to 65. The 20 newly identified patients are Mumbai 7, Pune 3, Nanded, Gondia, Raigad, Palghar 2 each, Chandrapur and Akola 1 each.
This genetic sequencing test shows that delta variants are found in more than 80 per cent of the samples in the state. The survey has so far identified 65 Delta Plus variants in the state. Of the 65 Delta Plus patients found in the state so far, 32 are men and 33 are women.
The highest number of 33 Delta Plus patients are in the age group of 19 to 45 years, followed by 17 patients in the age group of 46 to 60 years. There are 7 children under 18 years of age and 8 patients above 60 years of age.
Out of the 65 patients reported so far, except for one death in the Ratnagiri district, the incidence of the disease in Delta Plus patients is mild to moderate.
The Department of Public Health (DPH) has called on the public to adopt cowardly behaviour without any fear as the virus continues to alter its genetic makeup and is part of the virus’s natural life cycle.
Genetic sequencing is a very important component of laboratory surveys. This genetic sequencing is done in two ways
1) Sentinel Survey 5 laboratories and 5 hospitals in the state have been selected as Sentinel Centers. Each Sentinel Center sends 15 laboratory samples every fortnight to the National Institute of Virology and the National Institute of Cell Science, Pune for genetic sequencing.
2) Coordination with CSIR for Genetic Sorting The Government of Maharashtra has entered into an agreement with the Institute of Genomics and Integrated Biology, a laboratory working under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, to expedite the genetic sequencing survey. Samples are examined.
