91 new cases of Covid-19 sub-variant have been registered in Maharashtra. This is Covid-19 Omicron sub-variant KP.2. Cases of which are coming to light in many countries. The first case of this variant was revealed in January. According to the latest data, 51 cases have been registered in pune and 20 in Thane, Maharashtra. According to the report of Times of India, Dr. Rajesh Karyakarte, Genome Sequencing Co-ordinator of maharashtra, said that it had become the dominant strain in march and April. However, no increase has been seen in hospitalization of patients and serious cases. march saw an increase in Covid cases, with around 250 cases recorded. This became the reason for the spread of KP.2.

Cases registered in these cities also

The first case of KP.2 was reported in maharashtra in January. On the other hand, apart from pune and Thane, seven cases each have been registered in Amravati and Aurangabad, while two cases have been registered in Solapur, one case each in Ahmednagar, Nashik, Latur and Sangli.

Its cases are increasing in America

KP.2 is the dominant variant in America. Doctors tell that KP.2 which is part of the FLiRT variant. There are not many cases of hospitalization in this. FLiRT variants, KP.2 and KP.1.1, have been seen in America and patients have symptoms of Omicron. The number of replicates of KP.2 is higher than that of JN.1. The World health Organization has also kept an eye on this new variant. The organization has advised to pay attention to major changes occurring in the virus. The case of Corona first came to light in december 2019. After this, it gradually spread to many countries, in western countries thousands of people lost their lives due to it. Since then, many of its variants have come.

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