Covid-19: 3 deaths from Delta variant in MP's Shivpuri

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A district hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri has confirmed the death of three people who were infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19, which was first identified in India.

Due to the increasing number of deaths in the district, as many as six samples from Covid-infected patients were sent to Delhi's National Centre of Disease Control for genome sequencing testing. Out of six samples, four tested positive for the 'Delta' variant, informed Dr A L Sharma, Chief Medical Officer Of Health (CMOH) in Shivpuri.

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"Out of the six samples, four tested positive for Delta variant. From these four, three people died in the district hospital," he said.

One of the deceased was a frontline worker who was vaccinated against Covid-19, informed the CMOH.

"I cannot say for sure, but I suspect that out of the 125 deaths reported in the hospital, 70-75 patients could have died due to the Delta variant," Dr Sharma said.

According to the Covid-19 data issued by Union Health Ministry, Madhya Pradesh has 2,442 active cases. Since the onset of the pandemic, 7,77,995 patients have recovered and 8,737 succumbed to the virus.

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