The central government on Friday said that four more cases of the mutant Covid UK strain have been detected in the country, taking the total tally of such cases to 29 so far. They are kept in physical isolation in health facilities. Out of these 29 cases, eight have been registered at National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi, two at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in Delhi, 10 at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences in Bangalore. Three such cases have been detected at Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, five at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences in Bangalore, and one at National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in West Bengal.
4 new UK Covid variant cases detected in India, tally 29
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Fri, Jan 1 2021 16:18 IST |
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4 new UK Covid variant cases detected in India, tally 29. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 1 : The central government on Friday said that four more cases of the mutant Covid UK strain have been detected in the country, taking the total tally of such cases to 29 so far. They are kept in physical isolation in health facilities.
Out of these 29 cases, eight have been registered at National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi, two at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in Delhi, 10 at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences in Bangalore.
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Out of the four new cases, three were detected in NIMHANS, Bengaluru and on in CCMB, Hyderabad. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
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Delhi follows next with eight cases of the UK mutant virus
New Delhi: As many as four more cases of the mutant variant of COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours taking the nationwide tally to 29, confirmed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
In an official statement, the Health Ministry said that until yesterday, there were 25 cases of the UK mutant virus in the country, however, with the addition of four more cases, the tally has increased to 29.
Updated Jan 01, 2021 | 20:30 IST
Around 10 days ago, a medical college official’s son returned from the United Kingdom and the youth’s Covid-19 test result turned out to be positive. A passenger being tested upon arrival at Kolkata airport. | File photo
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He was under treatment at a government Covid-19 facility in the city after the infection
Upon further probe, his sample showed the new strain that was discovered in Britain around 10 days ago
He’s now been shifted to an isolation facility near the Kolkata airport
Kolkata: West Bengal joined several states in India to report infections due to the new strain of the Covid-19 virus after one youth in Kolkata tested positive for the mutated coronavirus variant.