Delta plus' variant of the coronavirus in Ujjain district and one of them, a woman, died on May 23, the local administration said on Wednesday. 'Delta plus' has been declared a variant of concern by the Centre. “A woman died in Patidar Hospital due to coronavirus on May 23 after she tested positive for COVID-19.
Her sample and that of 14 others were sent for genome report (sequencing) in a lab in Bhopal," an official release said. “Out of these 15 samples, two persons were found infected with the Delta plus variant and among these two, a woman died on May 23 in the private hospital," it said.
The release did not mention the date on which the genome report was received. Later, 21 persons, who came in contact with these two patients,