Maharashtra records first death from Delta plus variant of Covid-19

Maharashtra on Friday reported its first Covid-19 death linked to the Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2. So far in Maharashtra, the Delta Plus variant has been detected in 21 Covid-19 positive patients, out of whom one 80-year-old woman with co-morbidities succumbed to the disease on June 25, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.