Delhi: How widespread is Delta variant in 2nd wave? Health minister reveals

Updated on Aug 10, 2021 06:41 pm IST

Delhi’s health minister Satyendar Jain revealed that the Delta variant was found in over 80% of samples sent for genome sequencing. The health minister said that Delhi’s wave was driven mostly by the Delta variant. Delhi on Tuesday registered 52 new Covid-19 cases and 45 recoveries. A day before, Delhi recorded 39 new cases. Positivity rate in the capital has been below 1%, as per health department. Watch the full video for more details.

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