cases of the mutant strain of Covid-19 in India, first found in the United Kingdom, has gone up to 90.As per reports, eight of these cases of the mutant Covid-19 strain, believed to be more infectious, are new, the data showed.This came a day after India resumed flights from Britain.
An Air India flight from Britain, carrying 256 passengers, landed in New Delhi on Friday."The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus, first reported in the UK, now stands at 90," the ministry announced.Around 18,222 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours took the overall tally to 1,04,31,639 on Saturday.