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Bad News! XE Covid-19 variant reported in Gujarat

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Following the scare in Maharashtra, Gujarat, on Saturday, confirmed the detection of the XE variant of Covid-19 in a patient who had tested positive for the virus a month ago, the additional chief secretary of the state’s health department said.

The additional chief secretary Manoj Aggarwal confirmed that the XE variant was detected in a 67-year-old man who had travelled to Vadodara from Mumbai and had tested positive during his stay at a hotel on March 12.

“Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre detected the XE variant in the patient 12 days ago. The sample was sent for confirmation as per INSACOG guidelines, to a Kolkata laboratory (DBT- National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani). The confirmation report of the XE variant was received Friday night. We are getting more details and trying to trace his close contacts,” Aggarwal informed.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Dr Devesh Patel, the Medical Officer for Health at Vadodara, said: “The patient was a 67-year-old man from Mumbai, who, along with his wife, was visiting Vadodara. They had checked into a hotel on arrival and the man had developed symptoms like fever. They took a Covid-19 test and when the results came positive, they returned to Mumbai and were under strict home quarantine there. He did not meet anyone in Vadodara.”

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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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