Delta variant major cause of Covid infection among children during second wave: ICMR study

ICMR scientists say that a sample of 583 corona-infected children was studied between March and June 2021. During this, genome sequencing of each sample was done and it was seen which forms of the virus are more common in children aged 0 to 18 years. 

New Delhi: The Delta variant was the major cause of coronavirus infection in children`s COVID-19 cases during the second wave in India, according to an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study.

ICMR scientists say that a sample of 583 corona-infected children was studied between March and June 2021. During this, genome sequencing of each sample was done and it was seen which forms of the virus are more common in children aged 0 to 18 years. 

In this, samples of 16 COVID-infected children have been taken from hospitals in Delhi and NCR.