Maharastra Reports Seven Cases Of SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Plus Variant
With just seven positive cases for the Delta-plus SARS-CoV-2 variant in Maharashtra, it is safely classified as "a variant of interest" and not "a variant of concern". Though Delta-plus has a "better immune-escaping mechanism", research is on to check the virus' transmissibility, virulence and resistance to monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment. Unlike the Delta variant where entire families came positive, it has been found only in Ratnagiri, Navi Mumbai and Palghar.