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Covid-19: No new variant of concern has emerged, says NTAGI Chief Dr NK Arora

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ANI,"During last four-five months, no new variant of concern or interest has emerged. Initially, there were some concerns with 'Delta ', but later on we have found this is the part of the lineage which we call as AY (there are 1 to 13).

Though new sub lineages coming up but none of them have been found to be either more infection or more virulent bit they are under constant watch." However, the Delta variant of coronavirus continuing to remain as the main VOC in the country.

The current status of VOC/VOI is found to be distributed in 459 districts across all 36 States and Union Territories of India.

The SARS-CoV-2 VOC/VOls detected in community samples are Delta- 25,164, AY series- 4143, Kappa and B.1.617.3 is 5364, Alpha-3,655, Beta- 102

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