State sees 96 new double mutant cases
The Hindu
The State on Friday recorded 96 new double mutant (B.1.617) cases taking the total number of cases with this strain to 244. This is apart from the 109 U.K. strain and six South African strain cases re
The State on Friday recorded 96 new double mutant (B.1.617) cases taking the total number of cases with this strain to 244. This is apart from the 109 U.K. strain and six South African strain cases reported so far. V. Ravi, nodal officer for genomic confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 in Karnataka, told The Hindu that 82.9% of the new variant cases are from Bengaluru Urban. “Of the total 359 new variant cases in Karnataka, 11.5% are U.K. variant, 0.6% South Africa, and 10% B.1.617 more popularly known as double mutant. The double mutant has two groups – B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 – and the latter group is spreading at a rapid pace contributing over 16% of the total new variants in Bengaluru,” he said. This variant is slowly taking over and replacing other circulating strains in many of the Southern States in the past four weeks. It is one of the main reasons for the ongoing surge in Karnataka, he said.More Related News