First Delta Plus death recorded in Raigad district
The Hindu
Fully vaccinated 66-year-old journalist from Nagothane succumbed to infection on July 22
Raigad district has recorded its first death due to the Delta Plus variant, with a 66-year-old journalist from Nagothane testing positive on July 5 and succumbing to the infection on July 22, a civic official said. This was the third death recorded due to the variant in Maharashtra. District surgeon Suhas Mane said a 44-year-old teacher from Uran also tested positive for the variant on July 5. “The teacher had mild symptoms and recovered after receiving treatment at home,” he said. Dr. Mane said the journalist who died had comorbidities. Their samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune and both reports returned positive for the variant. Both patients had been fully vaccinated.
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