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  Delta Plus variant reduces antibodies, 21 cases traced is state: Maharashtra health minister

  India | June 23, 2021 20:04 IST

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said 21 cases of Covid's Delta Plus variant have been traced in seven districts of the state.

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  COVID: Mysuru reports 1st case of Delta Plus variant in Karnataka

  India | June 23, 2021 13:38 IST

  "In Mysuru, one patient is infected with Delta Plus variant, whom we have isolated but he is asymptomatic and none of his primary and secondary contacts have it. That is a good sign," Sudhakar told reporters.

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  No sufficient data to be alarmed about Delta Plus variant: Maha COVID-19 task force member

  India | June 23, 2021 11:38 IST

  Maharashtra COVID-19 task force member Dr Shashank Joshi on Wednesday said there is no sufficient data available to be alarmed about the 'Delta Plus' variant of coronavirus.

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  COVID delta variant now 20% of US cases

  World | June 23, 2021 8:26 IST

  "The delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the US to our attempt to eliminate Covid," Dr Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, warned at a White House briefing. "Good news: Our vaccines are effective against the delta variant."

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  India identifies Delta Plus as a 'Variant of Concern'. Know characteristics, other details

  India | June 23, 2021 9:08 IST

  India on Tuesday identified Delta plus variant of the coronavirus as a "Variant of Concern" with at least twenty-two cases being detected in the country. Out of these, 16 were reported from Maharashtra alone, while the remaining from Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.

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  Covishield, Covaxin effective against Delta variant of COVID-19: Govt

  India | June 22, 2021 19:31 IST

  Traces of Delta Plus variant is found in as many as 80 countries.

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  Delta Plus: Know everything about new COVID-19 variant in India

  Health | August 13, 2021 23:06 IST

  As for how widespread is Delta plus is, enough samples have not been genome-sequenced to know. Only about 200 sequences were detected across the globe and just around 30 in India. Initial data suggests that the Delta plus variant shows signs of resistance against the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment. Know everything about new COVID-19 variant in India

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  Maharashtra confirms 21 cases of Delta plus COVID variant

  India | June 22, 2021 6:29 IST

  The first case of the Delta plus variant was reported in a 64-year-old woman from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh who recovered under home isolation.