Updated Mar 05, 2021 | 14:06 IST
As per a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) scientists, the covid variant collected from Bengaluru is mutating faster than ever before.
Bengaluru: Covid variant evolving faster than ever before | Photo Credit: AP
Vaccination is one of the biggest weapons in the world's battle with Covid-19 but the number of mutations that the virus has gone under over the last year or so has made this fight difficult. Research on the samples collected in Bengaluru shows that the SARS-CoV-2 variant found in the city is mutating faster than any other known variant.
The research was conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) scientists according to which a total of 27 mutations in the genomes of three isolates were found, with more than 11 mutations in each sample. The said data was calculated from the samples collected in Bengaluru. The mutations are above the national average (8.4) and global average (7.3).