Three COVID-19 strains detected among 75 patients in Mizoram
The Hindu
The samples were sent for whole genome sequencing to the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in West Bengal’s Kalyani, State nodal officer said.
At least three different strains have been detected among 75 patients from Mizoram whose samples were randomly selected and sent for whole genome sequencing, a health official said on Thursday. Seventy-three cases of India’s highly transmissible Delta variant (B.1.617.2), and one case each of United Kingdom’s Alpha (B.1.1.7) and Eta (B.1.525) strains were found among 100 samples, State nodal officer and official spokesperson on , Dr. Pachuau Lalmalsawma, said. The samples were sent for whole genome sequencing to the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) in West Bengal’s Kalyani in June, he said.More Related News