Delta Plus variant of virus detected in Tamil Nadu

Sample of woman from Chennai tests positive

The sample of a 32-year-old woman, who had tested positive for COVID-19 in May and recovered, has returned positive for the “Delta Plus” variant of the coronavirus, health officials have confirmed. The patient, a resident of Chennai, was working as a staff nurse at a private hospital. Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said the patient tested positive for COVID-19 on May 4. She had mild illness and was advised home isolation. She was tested again on May 15 and her results returned negative. Her sample, which was sent for whole genome sequencing, returned positive for the “Delta Plus” variant of SARS-CoV-2. Her contacts at the workplace and family did not have any illness and were found to be negative for COVID-19.