Vaccinated and Covid-recovered Tests Positive for Delta Plus Variant in Rajasthan

New Delhi, 26 June 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: In the first case of Delta Positive Covid Variant, listed as ‘a variant of concern,’ in Rajasthan, a 65-year-old woman, who recovered from Covid-19 in May and had undergone both doses of vaccination, has tested positive with the variant.

However, the woman is healthy, confirmed government officials.

With this, Rajasthan became the ninth state in the country to register the new virus strain.

According to Bikaner’s PBM Hospital Superintendent Parmendra Sirohi: “The patient’s sample was sent to NIV on May 31 and after 25 days, the state government received the reports which were then sent to Bikaner district collector for further action.”

Bikaner CMHO O.P. Chahar said: “Special instructions have been issued for tracing in and around the residence of the woman. All those people who tested positive in the area in last one month will be tested again,” he added.

This woman has already recovered from the Covid infection,” Chahar said.

Rajasthan government is taking this issue seriously. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that there will be no laxity in services and the new guidelines will ensure that the Delta plus variant does not spread across the state.

Two cases of Delta Plus detected in Gujarat

Meanwhile, two patients, infected with coronavirus’ Delta Plus variant have been detected in Gujarat, as per data disclosed by the Union Health Ministry.

Those two people are from Surat and Vadodara, but according to the information available, have been treated and are known to be out of danger.

But the real cause of worry for Surat administration is that neighbouring Maharashtra has found that out of the total 20 persons identified to be infected with Delta Plus variant in the state, the travel history of two has been traced back to Surat.

The Union Health Ministry said the country has a total of 48 cases of the strain, detected from 45,000 samples that were sequenced, spread across 10 states and Union Territories – Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Rajasthan and Karnataka, as well as Jammu and Kashmir.

The highest number of patients have been reported in Maharashtra with 21 cases.

Delta plus variant is a mutation of the dreaded Delta variant (B1.617.2), which created havoc during the second wave of covid-19 in the entire country in April-May. According to some health experts, the new mutation can be the cause of the feared third wave of the pandemic. — IANS