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Corona’s Delta + variant has reached 8 states, Center has advised states to take precaution

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The dangerous variant of Corona virus Delta has now entered 8 states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh. 50% of cases of this dangerous variant have been found. There is a lot of alertness in the central government regarding this and work has been started to stop it.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday wrote to the Chief Secretaries of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana directing them to step up measures to contain the spread of the Delta Plus variant. The central government has asked states to increase contact tracing.

Along with this, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has also expressed concern about this variant and said that the delta form first identified in India is the highest among all the forms of Kovid-19 identified so far. has been found to be infectious. In a press conference, he cautioned about the reach of the delta form in 85 countries and said that it has reached 11 countries in the last two weeks.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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