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Uttar Pradesh: Two Cases Of Kappa Variant Of Covid-19 Identified

Uttar Pradesh has reported two cases of Kappa variant of Covid-19. The cases have been confirmed by Lucknow's King George’s Medical College where the genome sequencing of 109 samples took place. Out of these, 107 samples reported the presence of the Delta Plus variant “Both the variants are not new for the state. The facility of genome sequencing is being increased in the state,” said CM Yogi Adityanath.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 - 09:05 PM / by Ashutosh Kumar Mishra

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Covid-19: First Case Of Kappa Variant Detected In UP

After two cases of Delta Plus variant strain reported in Deoria and Gorakhpur, a 66-year-old patient was detected with Kappa variant strain in UP’s Sant Kabir Nagar. Reportedly, the strain was found out during the genome sequencing exercise. Following the test, the sample was sent to CSIR’s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi. However, the patient succumbed to death on June 14.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 - 12:30 PM / by Sahil Quadir

Tags: Covid-19, kappa variant, Delta-plus variant, Uttar Pradesh

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