Delta variant of coronavirus was detected in 80% of samples that were sent for genome sequencing during the second wave of the infection in Delhi, said state health minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday. "The Delta variant of coronavirus has been detected in at least 80% of the samples sent for genome sequencing during the second wave of Covid-19 in Delhi.
More than 80% of fresh cases are also of Delta variant," Jain was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. As per the Delhi health department data the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) has been detected in 83.3% of the samples sent for genome sequencing in Delhi in July.
In May and June, the variant was found in 81.7% and 88.6% of the samples, respectively. In April, it was found in 53.9% of the