Madhya Pradesh reports first death from Covid Delta Plus variant

Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported its first Covid-19 death linked to the Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Genome sequencing of samples taken from a deceased Covid patient in Ujjain revealed that she had contracted the Delta Plus variant.

Ujjain's nodal Covid officer said that the woman died on May 23. He added that her husband had tested positive for Covid before the woman. The husband had received both doses of the vaccine while the woman was yet to receive the jab.

A total of five confirmed cases of the Delta Plus variant have come to light in the state so far. Three of those cases were reported from Bhopal and the remaining from Ujjain.Out of the five patients, four have recovered while one woman succumbed to the virus.

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