COVID-19 | Mumbai reports first death due to Delta Plus variant; second such fatality in Maharashtra

Following her death, at least two of her close contacts have also been found infected with the Delta Plus variant, which is considered highly infectious, an official said.

Mumbai has recorded its first death due to the Delta Plus variant of with a 63-year-old fully vaccinated woman succumbing to it in July, a civic official has said. Following her death, at least two of her close contacts have also been found infected with the Delta Plus variant, which is considered highly infectious, he said. It is the second death due to this variant in the State as it had claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman from Ratnagiri district on June 13. That woman had not taken even a single dose of vaccine, officials said.