
Detection of delta plus variant in Pathanamthitta keeps health authorities on their toes
The Hindu
Testing to be expanded to ascertain if it is a one-off case
Even as the State continued to witness a sustained dip in fresh COVID-19 cases, the detection of delta plus variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Kadapra grama panchayat has brought the health authorities in the district on their toes once again. According to officials, the ward where the new variant was reported continues to remain a large community cluster with test positivity rate (TPR) of 18.42%. The panchayat, meanwhile, has recorded an even higher TPR of 26.5% and has been classified as ‘critical’.More Related News