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Maharashtra's first death from the Delta Plus variant was reported in Ratnagiri after an 80-year-old man died today, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said, adding that all others were stable. In the last 24 hours, 51,667 new cases have been registered in India, while 64,527 patients have been cured. The Food and Drug Agency of the Philippines said it has approved the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Indian company Bharat Biotech. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1408354949960851459?s=20 Also, read| Delta and Delta Plus Variant: Known which Vaccines are Effective Against theses New Variants A new study has suggested that the delta has become a dominant variant in India due to its superior ability to jump to new hosts and wipe out large parts of population immunity in people. ...

The United Kingdom government said on Friday that the delta strain of the coronavirus is 60% more transmissible than the strain found in the country's Kent County. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that England's full reopening from Covid-19 lockdown, penciled in for June 21, could be pushed back due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Also, read| AIIMS chief says I don't Think that Covid will Seriously Affect Children in Future Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London told Reporters about Delta Strain He said that estimates of Delta strain transmission edge over Alpha had narrowed, and "we think 60% is probably the best estimate. Ferguson said that modeling suggested any third wave of infections could rival Britain's second wave in the winter - which was f...

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Maharashtra Reports first Death from Delta Plus Variant as 80-year-old Ratnagiri Pass Away

The UK says Delta Strain found to be 60% More Transmissible