Reditus Labs has found one instance of the Indian variant of the Coronavirus in Bloomington-Normal.
Pekin-based Reditus labs has discovered the Indian double mutant variant of the coronavirus in Bloomington-Normal. The lab tests nasal samples throughout the country.
Reditus said the latest batch of 371 randomly selected positive samples showed a single instance of the so-called B.1.617 Indian double mutant variant. Preliminary evidence indicates the Indian variant is potentially more dangerous than previous strains of the virus, Reditus said.
India is the global hot spot for the pandemic at the moment with nearly 4,000 deaths and 287,000 cases Wednesday alone, according to that country's health ministry.