Nine Delta Plus Covid variant cases in TN
Nine cases of Delta Plus variant of Covid have been reported in TN. It includes four in Chennai, three from Tiruvallur, one from Kancheepuram and a deceased patient from Madurai.
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MADURAI: Nine cases of Delta Plus variant of Covid have been reported in TN. It includes four in Chennai, three from Tiruvallur, one from Kancheepuram and a deceased patient from Madurai.
Principal Secretary to the Department of Medical and Family Welfare Dr J Radhakrishnan told TNIE that of the nine cases, three were identified from the batch of samples sent for genomic sequencing by the State Medical Department through the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, while the six cases were identified among the batch of samples sent separately by the Indian Council for Medical Research - National Institute of Epidemiology.