The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic caused by the deadly coronavirus in the country has been attributed to its delta variant which is more contagious than the alpha variant. Scientists studied the reasons behind the second wave of Kovid-19 and came to this conclusion. Let us inform that according to the study of INSACOG and NCDC, the B.1.617 variant and its variant B.1.617.2 were initially responsible for the high incidence of infection. It is 50 percent more contagious than the alpha variant (B.1.1.7).
More than 12 thousand cases of Delta variant
The Delta variant is the flagship variant in India and has been reported to be a cause of concern in the country. So far, more than 12 thousand cases have been found. According to the study, the risk of infection of this variant is high despite taking the dose of the corona vaccine. More than 12,200 cases of delta variant of corona have been reported so far. Although the delta variant is mostly in the capital Delhi, it is in almost all the states of the country. Due to this, cases of infection have come in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Telangana.
The risk persists even after vaccination: Study
Despite the corona vaccination, the risk of infection with the delta variant remains. As far as the risk after vaccination from the alpha variant coronavirus is negligible because such a case has not been reported so far. It is clear from the second wave of the pandemic that Delta has outperformed all variants so far. In total 29,000 genome sequencing, more than 1000 cases of delta variant were found. According to the data released by the Union Health Ministry on Friday morning, the cases of corona infection in the country continue to decrease. In the last 24 hours, 132364 new cases were reported and 2713 infected have died.