Maharashtra has reported the third death of a 69-year-old fully vaccinated man from the Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus.
Maharashtra has reported the third death caused by the Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus. (PTI)
Maharashtra has reported the third death caused by the Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus. The most recent death was reported from the Raigad district.
According to Maharashtra government officials, the third person to die after being infected with the Delta Plus variant is a 69-year-old male. In addition, the deceased was fully vaccinated.
Health Department officials said the person died on July 22, and the genome sequencing report has now shown he was infected with the Delta Plus variantwhich is considered highly contagious.
Four other people are said to have contracted the Delta Plus variant in Maharashtra, but all have recovered well after treatment.
The first death from the Delta Plus variant was that of an 80-year-old woman from the Ratnagiri district on June 13. This woman hadn’t even taken a single dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The second death was reports from Mumbai. On July 27, a 63-year-old woman died of a lung infection. She was also fully vaccinated and had no recent travel history.
After her death, at least two of her close contacts were also found infected with the Delta Plus variant. The Mumbai woman, a resident of East Ghatkopar, died while receiving treatment in a hospital intensive care unit.
It was not until August 11 that the state government authorities learned that she was infected with the Delta Plus variant, which became known in the genome sequencing report.
The woman had taken both doses of the vaccine but tested positive for the coronavirus on July 21 with symptoms of dry cough, loss of taste, body aches and headaches.
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