JAIPUR: Surveillance for Delta+ variant of Covid has been intensified across the state days after a woman in Bikaner tested positive for the variant. Health teams are collecting samples for genome sequencing of those who have been diagnosed with Covid in different parts of the state.
From Dausa, samples were taken from a patient admitted to the district hospital and sent to Jaipur for genome sequencing. “Two persons tested positive for Covid and samples of one has been sent to Jaipur for genome sequencing. The sample was collected on Saturday and the report is awaited,” said Dr CL Meena, principal medical officer, Dausa.
Senior health authorities in Jaipur said only one Delta + variant case has been detected in the state so far. “No other person has been found infected with Delta + variant, but surveillance has been intensified,” said a senior health department official.
In Bikaner, health authorities continued to camp in Bengla Nagar for the third consecutive day. “We continued our door-to-door survey in the area and collected samples for Covid tests,” said Dr BL Meena, in-charge of Covid, Bikaner.
Since Delta+ variant has already been declared as a variant of concern (VOC) and it has increased transmissibility, health authorities are collecting samples from different parts of the state and sending the samples to SMS Medical College and also to a lab from a consortium of laboratories for whole genome sequencing.
The state government has developed facilities of genome sequencing at SMS Hospital. Officials claimed that 90% of the samples at SMS Hospital’s genome sequencing have tested positive of Delta variant.
From Dausa, samples were taken from a patient admitted to the district hospital and sent to Jaipur for genome sequencing. “Two persons tested positive for Covid and samples of one has been sent to Jaipur for genome sequencing. The sample was collected on Saturday and the report is awaited,” said Dr CL Meena, principal medical officer, Dausa.
Senior health authorities in Jaipur said only one Delta + variant case has been detected in the state so far. “No other person has been found infected with Delta + variant, but surveillance has been intensified,” said a senior health department official.
In Bikaner, health authorities continued to camp in Bengla Nagar for the third consecutive day. “We continued our door-to-door survey in the area and collected samples for Covid tests,” said Dr BL Meena, in-charge of Covid, Bikaner.
Since Delta+ variant has already been declared as a variant of concern (VOC) and it has increased transmissibility, health authorities are collecting samples from different parts of the state and sending the samples to SMS Medical College and also to a lab from a consortium of laboratories for whole genome sequencing.
The state government has developed facilities of genome sequencing at SMS Hospital. Officials claimed that 90% of the samples at SMS Hospital’s genome sequencing have tested positive of Delta variant.
