Delta Plus variant of Covid-19. State health minister Ma Subramanian said on Saturday that a person from Madurai has succumbed to the new strain. "After the death of the Madurai patient, their samples were collected, which confirmed that it was 'Delta Plus' variant," said Subramanian.
However, the patient's contacts have tested negative. Delta Plus across India According to the Union health ministry, 51 cases of Delta Plus have been found in the country with Maharashtra reporting the highest number at 22.
It is followed by Tamil Nadu, which saw nine people testing positive. Madhya Pradesh is next on the list with seven cases and Kerala with three cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Karnataka, have reported one case