At least 33 people, including 20 students, have tested Covid-19 positive at a residential hostel in Karnataka s Koppal district on Saturday amid the ongoing third wave of the pandemic.
Amid an increase in Omicron cases, the Delta strain continues to account for the majority of infection cases in Maharashtra, said a senior health department official.
Dr Pradeep Vyas, additional chief secretary of the health department, in a letter written to his colleagues said that the Delta variant was found in 68% samples, out of the over 4,200 analysed, while the remaining 32% patients were found infected with the Omicron strain.
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Downplaying the variant as ‘mild’ has meant we have to grapple with rising cases, mental health concerns while the marginalised and vulnerable bear the brunt.