20 double mutant cases detected in Bengaluru, Kalaburgi
The Hindu
Active cases in Karnataka crossed 3 lakh on Tuesday, over one lakh added in the last four days
While active cases in Karnataka crossed the 3 lakh mark on Tuesday, doctors at the genome sequencing lab at NIMHANS have detected 20 cases of “double mutant” variant (B.1.617) in two clusters reported from Bengaluru and Kalaburgi. This is apart from 46 U.K. strain and six South Africa strain cases that had been reported earlier in the State. V. Ravi, nodal officer for genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in Karnataka, said, “All the 20 cases had a travel history to Maharashtra and are a part of the clusters reported from these two cities,” he said.More Related News