6 Amravati samples collected in June, July test positive for Delta+

Amravati: The genomic sequencing results of 190 RT-PCR samples collected in June and July from Amravati have confirmed six positive cases of Delta+ variant. On Wednesday, National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune confirmed it to the Amravati district administration. All the patients have already fully recovered.
The genomic sequencing study is being conducted in several districts as part of nationwide surveillance through Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) to keep a check on new variants or mutations of the coronavirus.
Amravati University Covid testing lab had sent 160 samples in June and 30 last month to the NIV. The samples of a couple from Mohan Nagar and one from Arjun Nagar in the city were found positive for Delta+, apart from one each from Boroda village in Chandur Bazar tehsil, Warud and Padave village in Morshi tehsil.
Dr Prashant Thakare, nodal officer of the university lab, told TOI that the Mohan Nagar couple had taken Covaxin dose on June 27 and both tested positive for Covid three days later. “They have fully recovered along with the third patient from Arjun Nagar. No other member from their family has tested positive,” he said.
Amravati guardian minister Yashomati Thakur has urged people not to panic but to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.
Dr Dilip Ranmale, district health officer, told TOI that all the three Delta+ patients from the rural belt are in good health and are being regularly monitored.
Meanwhile, the region saw an increase in fresh cases at 37 while recoveries were less at 19, which happened for the fifth time this month. Only Bhandara and Gondia didn’t report new cases. Wardha didn’t report any recovery. No death was recorded in the region.
Gadchiroli: The district reported five new cases while three patients recovered, leaving 40 active cases.
Washim: Two new patients and one recovery took place in the district. The caseload is 41,703 and cumulative toll 637. Now, 564 patients are under treatment.
Bhandara: The district didn’t report any death or case while one patient recovered on Wednesday, leaving only six active cases now.
Gondia: The district reported one new case but there was no death and recovery. Now, there are four patients under treatment.
Buldhana: The district reported eight new Covid cases and no death. According to official data, there were three recoveries, leaving 24 active cases.
Akola: The district reported six patients but no recoveries and no death. The active cases are 16.
Amravati: Just two new cases and four recoveries took the district's caseload to 96,651 and recoveries to 95,044 on Wednesday. With no Covid death, the number of active cases under treatment was 45.
Wardha: One more patient tested positive on Wednesday, taking the total count of cases to 49,390. None was discharged while recoveries remained unchanged at 48,060 and 5 are active positive as on Wednesday. No new death was reported while toll also remained unchanged at 1,325.
Yavatmal: The graph of cases has shown an upward trend after a long spell. On Wednesday, there were 6 new positive patients, 4 women and 2 men hailing from Digras (5) and Umarkhed (1) tehsils. Since there was no report of death, the toll remained unchanged at 1,787. The administration received 1,134 reports of which 6 were positive.
Chandrapur: With three detections and an equal number of recoveries, the active cases remained stable at 40 on Wednesday. The toll too remained unchanged at 1,539. The caseload has climbed to 88,611, while total recoveries are 87,032.