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New Delhi : The Union Health Ministry on July 11, 2021, stated that no case of Delta Plus variant has been reported from sample sequencing in Tripura. The samples tested revealed cases of only Delta Variant, it said. There were some media reports regarding rising cases of Delta Plus variants in Tripura.
In this regard, the Union Health Ministry informed that :
• 152 samples were sent from Tripura to NIBMG Kalyani for Whole Genome Sequence(WGS).
• The random samples were of people tested RT-PCR positive between April and May 2021
• The results of the WGS done at NIBMG Kalyani reveal-
o 3 samples had tested positive for B.1.1.7
o 11 samples had tested positive for B.1.617.1(Kappa)
o 138 samples had tested positive for B.1.617.2 (Delta)
There was no case of Delta Plus variant reported among the aforementioned lot of sequenced samples, according to a PIB release.