Over 40,000 Covid Cases In Vaccinated People In Kerala: Source

Amid concerns over breakthrough infections, the central government has asked Kerala to send all such cases for genome sequencing.

Over 40,000 "breakthrough" cases, or COVID-19 infections in people who have been vaccinated, have been found in Kerala, top official sources in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have told NDTV. Amid concerns over breakthrough infections, the central government has asked Kerala to send all  such cases for genome sequencing - which analyses the virus sample taken from a diagnosed patient and compares it with other cases. There is real worry if the virus has mutated sufficiently to enable it to escape the immunity being provided by vaccines or previous infection, said sources. It is not known yet if the breakthrough infections are fuelled by the fast-spreading Delta variant, first found in India and since driving the surge in counties around the world.