First Case Of Delta Plus Variant Detected In Jammu And Kashmir: Official

The authorities are verifying details to ascertain if the patient is a local or a tourist, Jammu Government Medical College's principal said.

The first case of the Delta plus variant of coronavirus, classified as a "variant of concern", has been detected in Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu Government Medical College (GMC) principal Shashi Sudhan Sharma said Wednesday. The authorities are verifying details to ascertain if the patient is a local or a tourist, she said, advising people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, adding, there is no room for laxity. The case has been found in the Katra township, she said. "We are regularly sending our samples (to National Centre for Disease control, Delhi) for (genome) sequencing. A new type of variant called Delta Plus or variant of interest has been detected in some parts of our country and one such case has been detected from Katra," Ms Sharma said.